{"product_id":"ap_24499","title":"Pique 1959","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"438\"\u003eThis 1959 linogravure, \u003cem data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"147\"\u003ePique\u003c\/em\u003e, by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is part of the celebrated bullfighting series published by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCercle d'Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. As plate 17, it captures the moment of confrontation when the picador engages the bull with the lance—a defining act within the ritual of the corrida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"790\"\u003eIn contrast to the restraint of \u003cem data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"489\"\u003eLa pique cassée\u003c\/em\u003e, this composition is dense, animated, and almost explosive. The scene is built from a network of swirling, interlocking lines that seem to pulse across the surface. Horse, rider, bull, and attendants are tightly compressed into a single field, their forms overlapping and dissolving into one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"1114\"\u003eThe bull appears low and forceful, its head thrust forward in a surge of energy, while the horse and picador above it are caught in a moment of strain and instability. The lance—central to the action—cuts diagonally through the composition, acting as both a physical and visual axis around which the entire scene revolves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1451\"\u003ePicasso’s treatment of line is particularly striking. Thick, bold contours coexist with finer incisions, creating a rhythm of expansion and contraction across the image. The linocut medium is used to its fullest expressive potential: cuts are visible, directional, and energetic, giving the surface a tactile, almost vibrating quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1747\"\u003eThe absence of color intensifies the drama. Rendered in black line against a muted ground, the image relies entirely on contrast and movement. This reduction heightens the sense of immediacy, as if the viewer is witnessing the event not as a stable image, but as a fleeting, chaotic impression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"2032\"\u003eThere is a strong sense of fragmentation. Figures are not clearly separated but interwoven, reflecting both the physical closeness of the bullfight and its psychological intensity. The composition feels unstable, mirroring the danger inherent in the encounter between man and animal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2286\"\u003eBullfighting, a lifelong theme for Picasso, allowed him to explore ideas of violence, ritual, and transformation. In \u003cem data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2158\"\u003ePique\u003c\/em\u003e, these themes are conveyed not through narrative clarity but through sensation—line becomes emotion, and form becomes movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2288\" data-end=\"2534\"\u003eThis print also exemplifies Picasso’s late innovations in linocut technique. By embracing the medium’s capacity for bold carving and spontaneous mark-making, he transforms what might be a simple print into a highly dynamic and modern work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2536\" data-end=\"2798\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eToday, \u003cem data-start=\"2543\" data-end=\"2550\"\u003ePique\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of the most intense images in Picasso’s bullfight series—a vivid expression of motion, tension, and raw energy, where the boundaries between figures dissolve and the drama of the arena is captured in a single, powerful surge of line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinocut\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbstract - Bullfight\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePl. 17 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEditions Cercle d'Art à Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood condition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picasso Pablo","offers":[{"title":"32 x 38 \/ A","offer_id":53552854499655,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/9275\/3081\/files\/AP_24499Insta2.jpg?v=1775671752","url":"https:\/\/galerie1881.com\/en\/products\/ap_24499","provider":"Galerie 1881","version":"1.0","type":"link"}