Hubertus Hierl (1940) - Pablo Picasso beim Stierkampf in Fréjus (7.8.1966)

From the series: Picasso at the bullfight
ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH - Vintage print (1966) - Artist's print on Agfa silver gelatin / baryta paper - on the back, artist's stamp and handwritten notes: title, negative number, location, and year of capture - signed by hand – collector's copy

Photographer Hubertus Hierl was able to photograph Pablo Picasso with his consent during a bullfight in Fréjus (Southern France - August 7, 1966). The photographs depict Picasso in an environment that was one of his major themes throughout his life: bullfighting.
Werner Spies, Picasso expert and former director of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, writes in the book "Picasso at the Bullfight": "The photographs by Hubertus Hierl show anticipation, tension and fear... they show what Picasso sees and feels."

Provenance: directly from the artist's collection — authenticity is guaranteed.

Literature and Illustration
Picasso at the bullfight. Photographs by Hubertus Hierl. Text by Werner Spies. DuMont Verlag, Cologne 2002.
Picasso at the bullring. Photographs by Hubertus Hierl. Picasso Foundation. House Museum - Málaga 2006 - p. 116