Two Tales (Dos Contes)
Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish (active France), 1881-1973)
Publisher: Editorial Albor, Paris-Barcelona, 1947 (Henri Jonquières)
Printer: Roger Lacourière, Paris
Author: Ramón Reventós (Spanish, 1881-1924)
Date: 1947
Dimensions:
Chemise: H: 13 9/16 in. (344 mm); W: 10 3/8 in. (264 mm); Depth: 1 1/4 in. (32 mm).
Book: H: 13 1/4 in. (337 mm); W: 10 1/4 in. (260 mm); Depth: 1/2 in. (13 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 13 1/16 in. (332 mm); W: 10 3/16 in. (259 mm).
Medium: Original prints: 4 engravings.
Text: letterpress (typeface: Rockwell), and collotype reproductions of the artist's brush lettering.
Paper: ivory Lana wove paper, watermarked.
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss in honor of Barbara K. Sutherland
Object number: 1984.892
Label Text:Picasso had known the author Reventós since before 1900 in Barcelona. Picasso wanted to make his Catalan wirings better known in Paris, especially as Reventós' untimely death in 1923 contributed to his obscurity. This book was published through the efforts of Catalan compatriots in Paris.
The first tale is about the last centaur. Picasso made the engraving depicting the centaur's birth in a stable, and then made an engraving with three scenes from the story: the centaur pulling his master's cart; the centaur (picador and horse in one) fighting a bull; and finally, the centaur as tutor to the narrator's children.
The second tale is about a faun who wishes to die of regret. Picasso's third engraving shows the faun playing his double flute, and the final engraving, with three scenes on the same page, presents: the faun, as goatherd, locking horns with the goat; the faun posing for the artist; and the death of the faun. Picasso also made the designs (reproduced from his ink drawings) for the cover, title pages, and ornamental initials.
Fauns and centaurs abound in Picasso's work in other media during this period.
The first tale is about the last centaur. Picasso made the engraving depicting the centaur's birth in a stable, and then made an engraving with three scenes from the story: the centaur pulling his master's cart; the centaur (picador and horse in one) fighting a bull; and finally, the centaur as tutor to the narrator's children.
The second tale is about a faun who wishes to die of regret. Picasso's third engraving shows the faun playing his double flute, and the final engraving, with three scenes on the same page, presents: the faun, as goatherd, locking horns with the goat; the faun posing for the artist; and the death of the faun. Picasso also made the designs (reproduced from his ink drawings) for the cover, title pages, and ornamental initials.
Fauns and centaurs abound in Picasso's work in other media during this period.
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