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'The clown and the actor belonged to a race of artists. Their skill and their courage in an atmosphere of uncertainty and danger had a similar appeal to that of the bullfight. They provided the climate in which [Picasso's] next inventions were to grow.' (Roland Penrose, Picasso: His Life and Work, London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1958) The circus scenes in La Suite 347 recall Picasso's early days in Montmartre and his encounters with the Saltimbanques. In 1968 it was television programs such as La Piste aux étoiles or Catch à Quatre featuring circus performers and wrestlers which re-awakened Picasso's enthusiasm. However, rather than the lithe and sensitive creatures of the Blue and Rose periods, the circuses are now crowded with grotesquely distorted acrobats and comic players as the artist's imagination runs riot.

Pablo Picasso

Cirque et Catch, from Séries 347 (B. 1505; Ba. 1521 Bb1)

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Pablo Picasso
Cirque et Catch, from Séries 347 (B. 1505; Ba. 1521 Bb1)
etching, 1968, on wove, signed in pencil, numbered 29/50 (there were also 17 artist's proofs), published by Galerie L. Leiris, Paris, 1969, with wide margins, a deckle edge below, in very good condition
P. 310 x 415 mm., S. 452 x 565 mm.

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