Pablo Picasso
Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle)
1936, published 1942
Illustrated book with thirty-one aquatints (thirteen with drypoint, thirteen with etching and drypoint, three with engraving and drypoint, and one with etching, engraving, and drypoint)
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Picasso was a great animal lover and he surrounded himself with pets such as dogs, goats, and birds (including an owl he tamed to sit on his finger). This rapport translated in his art to distinctive renderings of an animal's features and movements. While some animals served as fearsome symbols for him, most were free of such associations and depicted with charm and apparent pleasure.
Picasso: Variations and Themes, March 28–September 30, 2010.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish, 1881–1973 1251 works onlineWith these words, Picasso shed light on two central principles of his artistic production over nearly 80 years: his openness to a diverse range of styles, subject matters, and mediums, and his resistance to the notion that change in art necessarily corresponds to improvement or progress.
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