Minotaure aveugle guidé par une fillette dans la nuit, Suite Vollard 97
Pablo Picasso
1934-1935
Original aquatint and drypoint on Montval laid paper with watermark
24,7 x 34,7 cm
Signed by the artist in pencil lower right
Printed by Roger Lacourière; Vollard éditeur, Paris
References: Bloch 225; Baer 437: Blind Minotaur guided by Marie-Thérèse to the pigeon in a starry night
©Succession Picasso 2024
Blind Minotaur guided by a little girl in the night is one of the masterpieces of the Suite Vollard and of Picasso's engraved work. Vulnerable, crippled and guided by a little girl with the features of Marie-Thérèse, the Minotaur takes on a tragic, even pathetic dimension. The work has given rise to a wide range of interpretations, reflecting both Picasso's private life, which was tumultuous at the time, and the particularly threatening historical context of the time.
