Pablo Picasso -- Torero with Bull V–VI from Toros y Toreros

Pablo Picasso
 Torero with Bull V–VI from Toros y Toreros, 1961
Lithograph 
Sheet size: 26.7 x 37 cm
Publisher: Éditions Cercle d'Art, Paris.
 
This pair of lithographs by Pablo Picasso, dated June 13, 1959, are part of the renowned Toros y Toreros series. Each composition is numbered “V” and “VI” respectively, capturing a stylized confrontation between a bull and a torero. Executed in Picasso’s late minimalist style, the works reduce the bullfight to a series of powerful, continuous lines, emphasizing gesture and tension over realism. The stark forms and rhythmic composition reflect Picasso’s deep connection to Spanish tradition and his lifelong obsession with the theme of the corrida.