Pablo Picasso
Spanish, 1881-1973
Bacchanale, 1959
Artwork Details
Materials
color linocut on Arches paper
Edition:
36/50
Measurements
image area: 20 13/16 x 24 15/16 inches (52.86375 x 63.34125 cm); sheet: 24 3/8 x 29 1/2 inches (61.91 x 74.93 cm)
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1960
Accession ID
K1960:16.2
This 1959 interpretation of the bacchanalian theme is one of several linocuts Pablo Picasso executed during a period of great contentment with his new wife, Jacqueline Roque (French, 1927–1986). He associated the motif with the Arcadian landscape and the Mediterranean, where he was then living.
Label from Picasso: The Artist and His Models, November 5, 2016–February 19, 2017
