Picador painting
The Picador painting is a childhood picture painted by the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso in 1889.[1] It is probably one of the earliest existing pictures by him, if not the earliest.[2][3][4][5]
| Le petit picador jaune | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Pablo Picasso |
| Year | 1889 |
| Medium | oil paint on wood |
| Dimensions | 24 x 19 cm |
The painting depicts a bullfight, an activity which Picasso was already attending at age seven.[6]
In 2017, the painting was featured in the exhibition Picasso: Minotaurs and Matadors at the Gagosian Gallery in London.
References
- Penrose, Roland (1981-12-18). Picasso: His Life and Work. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-04207-0.
- Cain, Abigail (2017-08-15). "The Childhood Works of 7 Famous Artists, from Paul Klee to Georgia O'Keeffe". Artsy. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- "Picasso, the king of Arena". www.carredartistes.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- "Early Period – Focus on Pablo Picasso". focusonpicasso.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- Podoksik, Anatoli (2019-12-09). Pablo Picasso. Parkstone International. ISBN 978-1-78310-425-3.
- "Picasso, bulls and bullfighting". Apollo Magazine. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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