Picasso, Pablo, Faun unveiling a Woman, 1936

1936

Original aquatint in sugar and varnish on Montval laid paper, fiiligrané

31.6 x 41.7 cm

Signed by the artist in pencil lower right

Catalogue raisonné: Bloch 230; Baer 609: Faune dévoilant une dormeuse (Jupiter and Antiope, after Rembrandt)

©Succession Picasso 2026

The faun, like the minotaur, is a mythological character of whom Picasso gave numerous representations. A slob-man often associated with Bacchic feasts, he is a figure linked to pleasures. Here, Picasso excels in the art of contrasts between whites and blacks, using subtle grays to convey light.