Picasso Prints at March Foundation
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
From Le repas frugal (1904) to the Minotauromachie (1935)
The stunning collection of engravings by Picasso known as the Suite Vollard is one of the most important series of its kind in the history of art, comparable in quality and diversity only to those of Rembrandt and Goya. Between September and June of 1936 Picasso produced all of the one hundred engravings in the series, which is named for the art dealer who commissioned the plates, Ambroise Vollard.
Picasso produced his engravings using innovative techniques and tools such as burins, aquatint (executed in water-soluble ink made with sugar syrup), dry point and etching. For example, he applied the acid with a paintbrush in order to achieve astonishing tonal hues; he also used simple and pure lines, giving the finished image a sensual naturalism. The expressive conquests that he realized with the engraving plate are evidence of Picasso’s virtuosity as a master printmaker.
Date: until 20th February Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art (Fundación Juan March) C/Sant Miquel 11, Palma
