45 Linocuts - Galerie Louise Leiris, 1960, Original Poster, Pablo Picasso

This poster was created in 1960 for Picasso’s exhibition of 45 linocuts at the Galerie Louise Leiris, in Paris. The image of a black bull watching figures dancing to music is taken from Picasso’s linocut Bacchanale au Taureau Noir which he made in 1958. Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer who spent most of his life in France. Recognised as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Picasso was a trailblazer in movements such as Cubism, Surrealism, Expressionism, and collage, earning him a central place in Modern Art. Over his prolific career, he produced more than 20,000 works across various media, including paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, and theatrical designs. From the mid-1940s, Picasso worked extensively with the Mourlot Studios in Paris, creating over 400 lithographs and exhibition posters. His close collaboration with master printer Henri Deschamps, one of his most trusted partners at Mourlot, continued from 1945 until Picasso’s death in 1973.