Bull (plate IX)
- Artist
- Pablo Picasso
- Date
- 1946
- Style
- Cubism
- Genre
- Animal painting
- Location
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
'Bull (plate IX)' by Pablo Picasso, created in 1946, exemplifies the artist's innovative exploration within the realm of animal painting. Picasso, a pioneering figure in modern art known for founding Cubism, utilized lithography as his technique, producing this work on paper. The piece captures the form of a bull through simplified, geometric shapes, reflecting Picasso’s mastery of abstract representation. As part of a series, the plate title indicates a progressive study of form and structure, highlighting the bull’s powerful silhouette with bold lines and dynamic composition characteristic of Picasso’s mid-20th-century style.
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