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Pablo Picasso, Bull headed Harpy and four little girls on a tower topped with a black flag, 1934

SKU:  194421

Pablo Picasso, Bull headed Harpy and four little girls on a tower topped with a black flag, 1934

€48,00 EUR
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Pablo Picasso's "Harpy with Head of a Bull and Four Little Girls on a Tower Surmounted with a Black Flag, 1934" is a captivating and enigmatic work that explores themes of fear, vulnerability, and the duality of human nature.

The etching depicts a terrifying scene of a monstrous harpy, a mythological creature with a woman's head and a bird's body, perched atop a tower, its bull-like head menacingly turned towards four young girls huddled together below. The girls, their faces etched with fear, are enveloped by a black flag, symbolizing their vulnerability and the looming threat of the harpy.

Picasso's use of line and form is both expressive and disturbing, conveying a sense of menace and unease. The harpy's elongated limbs and distorted features create a grotesque and intimidating figure, while the girls' huddled forms and downcast eyes reinforce their sense of fear and vulnerability. The black flag, with its ominous presence, adds to the overall atmosphere of dread and suspense.

The colors in the etching are muted and earthy, with shades of brown, gray, and black dominating the palette. These colors reflect the somber mood of the scene and the foreboding nature of the harpy. However, there are also touches of red, suggesting danger and violence, and yellow, hinting at the girls' potential for resilience and hope.

Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* AirMail option: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: : The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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