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A Hidden Picasso Bestiary |
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Picasso loved animals and they often made an appearance in his work. In 1937, he began illustrating a special limited edition of Buffon's celebrated 'Histoire naturelle,' for his dealer Ambroise Vollard. The book included 31 etchings of animals, birds and insects. Similarly, 1934 drawing contains many animal forms, including: bulls, fishes,
owls,
a horse, a spider,
a snail,
a wolf, an exotic bird and a sphinx-like dog. All these animal forms are cleverly concealed and appear to relate to the drawing's central theme of death.
© Mark Harris 1996 Symbolism in the 1934 Drawing
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© Mark Harris 1996 (content), Simon Banton 1996 (design) In general copyright of works by Pablo Picasso are the property of the heirs to the Pablo Picasso estate |
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