Hubertus Hierl (1940) - Pablo Picasso beim Stierkampf (Fréjus - 7.8.1966)
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Vintage silver gelatin print by Hubertus Hierl (1940), titled 'Pablo Picasso beim Stierkampf (Fréjus - 7.8.1966)', 29 × 22.5 cm, hand-signed, in excellent condition.
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Pablo Picasso at a bullfight in Fréjus (7.8.1966) - in the background Jacqueline, Picasso's wife
Vintage - artist's proof on AGFA silver gelatin paper (baryte) - condition excellent. - on the back artist's stamp as well as pencil notes: image number, title, place and year of capture - handwritten signed - COLLECTOR'S COPY - with mat - delivery without frame
The photographer Hubertus Hierl (born 1940) was able to photograph Pablo Picasso with his consent during a bullfight in Fréjus (Southern France - 7.8.1966). A stroke of luck! The photographs show Picasso in an environment that, throughout his life, belonged to his major themes: bullfighting. The complete sequence comprises over 100 photos of Picasso and is the last extensive documentation of Picasso in public.
Werner Spies, Picasso expert and former director of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, writes in the book "Picasso at the Bullfight": "The shots by Hubertus Hierl show anticipation, tension and fear … they show what Picasso sees and feels."
It offers the opportunity here to bid on Picasso photographs (Vintage - on silver gelatin/baryte paper) by Hubertus Hierl in the future. - Images under mat - delivery without frame.
Provenance: directly from the artist's archive - authenticity guaranteed.
Literature and illustration:
Picasso at the Bullfight. Photographs by Hubertus Hierl. Text by Werner Spies. Cologne 2002
Picasso en la plaza de toros. Photographs by Hubertus Hierl. Fundación Picasso. Museo Casa Natal - Málaga 2006
Pablo Picasso at a bullfight in Fréjus (7.8.1966) - in the background Jacqueline, Picasso's wife
Vintage - artist's proof on AGFA silver gelatin paper (baryte) - condition excellent. - on the back artist's stamp as well as pencil notes: image number, title, place and year of capture - handwritten signed - COLLECTOR'S COPY - with mat - delivery without frame
The photographer Hubertus Hierl (born 1940) was able to photograph Pablo Picasso with his consent during a bullfight in Fréjus (Southern France - 7.8.1966). A stroke of luck! The photographs show Picasso in an environment that, throughout his life, belonged to his major themes: bullfighting. The complete sequence comprises over 100 photos of Picasso and is the last extensive documentation of Picasso in public.
Werner Spies, Picasso expert and former director of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, writes in the book "Picasso at the Bullfight": "The shots by Hubertus Hierl show anticipation, tension and fear … they show what Picasso sees and feels."
It offers the opportunity here to bid on Picasso photographs (Vintage - on silver gelatin/baryte paper) by Hubertus Hierl in the future. - Images under mat - delivery without frame.
Provenance: directly from the artist's archive - authenticity guaranteed.
Literature and illustration:
Picasso at the Bullfight. Photographs by Hubertus Hierl. Text by Werner Spies. Cologne 2002
Picasso en la plaza de toros. Photographs by Hubertus Hierl. Fundación Picasso. Museo Casa Natal - Málaga 2006
Details
Artist
Hubertus Hierl (1940)
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Direct from the artist
Title of artwork
Pablo Picasso beim Stierkampf (Fréjus - 7.8.1966)
Condition
Fine
Technique
Gelatin-silver print
Height
29 cm
Width
22.5 cm
Signature
Hand signed
Genre
Photojournalism
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