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Pablo Picasso, 1936
Technical Details
Medium
Aquatint
Dimensions
31.6 × 41.7 cm (plate) (12.4 × 16.4 in)
Style
Surrealism / Printmaking
Decade
1930s
About This Work
This richly worked aquatint depicts a faun — a mythological creature with the legs of a goat and the torso of a man — gently lifting a sheet to reveal a sleeping woman. The scene is rendered with extraordinary tonal richness, the velvety blacks of the aquatint creating an atmosphere of nocturnal mystery. The woman's face is serene, while the faun gazes at her with an expression of reverent wonder.
Part of the Vollard Suite, this print is one of Picasso's most technically accomplished works in the medium of aquatint. The mythological subject allowed him to explore themes of desire, voyeurism, and the relationship between the artist and his model in a safely allegorical register.
Current Location
Valuation & Provenance
2026 Estimated Value
$1–2 million (est.)
* Estimates are based on comparable auction results and market analysis. Not a formal appraisal.
Last Known Sale
$1.2 million
2018
Christie's New York
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