Faune dévoilant une dormeuse (Jupiter and Antiope, after Rembrandt)

• One of the principal sheets in the famous ‘Suite Vollard’ and, at the same time, the conclusion of the series of works centred on the Minotaur • Created as a free interpretation of Rembrandt’s etching ‘Jupiter and Antiope’ from 1659 • The sleeping woman bears the features of Marie-Thérèse Walter, Picasso’s lover and principal muse of the 1930s With ‘Faune dévoilant une dormeuse’, created on 12 June 1936, Picasso produced one of the most striking prints in the ‘Vollard Suite’. The starting point is Rembrandt’s depiction of Jupiter approaching Antiope in the guise of a satyr. In Picasso’s version, Jupiter becomes a faun who gently lifts the cloth covering the sleeping woman and gazes at her spellbound. The female figure bears the features of Marie-Thérèse Walter, whose sensual physicality had a decisive influence on Picasso’s work during those years. The nuanced light-and-shade tones of the aquatint lend the nocturnal scene an atmosphere that is both intimate and mysterious. | 1881 Málaga - Mougins bei Cannes 1973 | Moderne Kunst | Druckgrafik | Nummer: 26x2158 | Provenance: Privatsammlung, Süddeutschland.

Estimate:$26,945.4

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