Dream and Lie of Franco

"Dream and Lie of Franco" is a powerful series of prints created by Pablo Picasso in 1937 that employs etching and aquatint techniques to depict the horrors and distortions of war. Comprising two sheets with nine images each, arranged in a 3x3 grid, the work blends Surrealism influences with symbolic painting elements, creating a vivid, unsettling narrative. The first 14 images were etched in January 1937, with four added later in June without aquatint, both printed on paper. The series critiques the brutality and falsehoods surrounding Franco's regime, functioning as a visceral symbolic protest against fascism and violence.