• presentation of the fine art reproduction without a frame
  • Black and white illustration of a bull with a large hoof.
  • Black and white abstract art with geometric shapes and lines.
  • detail of the fine art reproduction from the centre
  • Black and white illustration of a fish with a stylized 'Pic' logo.
  • Black and white abstract drawing of a figure with a prominent head and minimalistic design.
  • detail of the fine art reproduction from the bottom right corner
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Pablo Picasso, The Bull Series, 1945

SKU:  195317

Pablo Picasso, The Bull Series, 1945

€67,83 EUR
€67,83 EUR
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Created in 1945, The Bull series is one of Picasso’s most intellectually rigorous explorations of form, reduction, and visual essence. Comprising a sequence of eleven lithographs, the series methodically transforms a naturalistic image of a bull into a radically simplified configuration of lines. Rather than depicting movement in time, Picasso presents movement in thought—an analytical progression that reveals how representation can be distilled to its structural core.

The first state begins with a robust, anatomically detailed animal: muscular, volumetric, and grounded in traditional draftsmanship. With each subsequent iteration, Picasso eliminates modeling, shadow, and descriptive texture. The mass of the body is simplified into planar shapes; musculature dissolves into contour. Gradually, volume gives way to outline, and outline yields to a spare network of essential lines. By the final image, the bull is rendered in a few decisive strokes—horns, spine, legs, and tail reduced to their most economical articulation.

This transformation is not caricature but structural analysis. Picasso demonstrates that visual identity does not depend on surface detail; it resides in proportion, rhythm, and relational geometry. The final lithograph, though minimal, remains unmistakably a bull—evidence of the artist’s mastery of form.

The bull itself carries deep resonance in Picasso’s iconography, symbolizing Spain, power, brutality, and mythic presence. Yet in this series, symbolism recedes behind formal investigation. The subject becomes a vehicle for examining how far representation can be abstracted without losing legibility.

The Bull series stands as a landmark study in artistic reduction—an eloquent demonstration that complexity can culminate in clarity, and that expressive force can emerge from disciplined simplicity.

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.

* Standard shipping fee: 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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