Kunstdruck / Picasso / Limited Edition / Die Freude des Lebens, 1946 / 5 Farben / 98 x 67 cm Taxi 550 color illustrations

550 color illustrations

among others Sibylla Merian

The work is seen as a fusion of pastoral and epic styles

Diameter: 40cm

Tamara de Lempicka

Kunstdruck / Picasso / Limited Edition / Die Freude des Lebens, 1946 / 5 Farben / 98 x 67 cm Taxi 550 color illustrationsThis work, which appears to be a parody of Henri Matisse's famous work Bonheur de Vivre (1905 06), is often understood as a celebration of peace. Henri Matisse's lyrical work depicts nude girls dancing and playing the fife in an idyllic setting, while long, sensual, sinuous lines flow through the composition. Picasso's copy is obviously more mythological, with pipe playing fauns and dancing creatures. Nonetheless, he captures Matisse's poetry in the