Picasso, Vollard Suite
The Vollard Suite was a set of 100 print etchings created by
Pablo Picasso, produced from 1930 and 1937; they were in a neo-classical style.
These prints were commissioned by Amboise Vollard an art collector.
In this print by Picasso, which is plate 13 of the Vollard
Suite is an interesting image of a harpy with a bulls head and four young girls;
this was created in December 1934. From first glance I thought the print was of
a dragon and reminded me of Chinese art; the image overall is quite scary and I
can imagine it would be if I had seen the Harpy with the head of the bull; in a
way this image reminds me of a nightmarish scene. The Print also includes a
black flag and a tower which the girls are standing on. This is very different
to other prints and work by Picasso, as it is not abstract nor cubist instead
he used a more realistic style (neo-classical). The colour has been kept too black and white
and has a lot of details in it. He uses lots of small lines to make the image
more complex and add details, like the bull you get the impression it is quite
hairy and rough; Picasso uses many curls on the bull’s head which adds details.
Overall I can see that Picasso was quite creative when creating this making the
viewer know what happens next and do the Girls survive if they are to be eaten.
The faces of the girls are interesting in trying to figure out what is
happening, as two of them look not frightened and the other girls have a look
of fear on their face. I like this print as it has a lot of creativity and in
think he has used an interesting subject matter.
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