Pablo Picasso. The Embrace III (L'Étreinte. III) from the Vollard Suite (Suite Vollard). 1933, published 1939

Pablo Picasso The Embrace III (L'Étreinte. III) from the Vollard Suite (Suite Vollard) 1933, published 1939

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Sexuality is a recurring motif in Picasso's art, depicted in various ways. In the 1930s he began making scenes of sexual aggression, to which scholars have since assigned titles ranging from the benign Embrace to Struggle, Battle of Love and Rape. At the time Picasso was influenced by Surrealism, which encouraged the exploration of unconscious thoughts and desires. Also, he introduced the Minotaur, half-man and half-bull, which the bodies of the male figures here resemble.

Gallery label from Picasso: Variations and Themes, March 28–September 30, 2010.
Medium
Drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 11 5/8 x 14 3/8" (29.6 x 36.5 cm); sheet: 13 3/8 x 17 3/4" (34 x 45.1 cm)
Publisher
Vollard, Paris
Printer
Lacourière, Paris
Edition
260
Credit
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Object number
218.1949
Copyright
© 2021 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Series
Vollard Suite (Suite Vollard)
Department
Drawings and Prints

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