linocut on heavy paper, 21x18cm in light passe-partout,in frame 40x40cm,edition d.Arte, on the back sticker from the auction house. Literature - Pablo Picasso - Das Graphische Werk 1955 - 1965. condition b.good , framed work.
Private Collection Poland
Mythological scene depicting two satyrs (forest deities with goat legs) and a goat. One satyr is dancing and the other is playing a flute or trumpet.
The work is characterized by simplified, flowing lines and vivid, flat colors, typical of Picasso's later style and linocut technique, which enforced bold cuts.Picasso even had a goat named Esmeralda, whom he adored and who was often the muse for his works, as seen in this representation.
Pablo Ruiz Picasso - Spanish painter, sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, ceramicist and poet, considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Along with Georges Brac, he was the creator of the trend of painting known as Cubism.
