Picasso Toreros Prints - Original 1968 Minerva Vintage Pair

Specifications
Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)
Series Title: Toros y Toreros (Bullfighters and Bulls)
Publisher: Minerva Reproduktioner, Copenhagen, Denmark
Official Issue Code: MI 123/1
Year of Production: 1968 (Based on original 1959 ink drawings)
Type: Pair of Two (2) Original Vintage Lithographic Prints
Dimensions: 51.5x38 cm each
Condition: Vintage state, clean monochrome ink definition on original paper stock
 
Description (About the Artwork)
This item is a verified pair of original 1968 Picasso Toreros prints, extracted from the historic Toros y Toreros graphic portfolio. Published in Copenhagen, Denmark by the establishment Minerva Reproduktioner, this documented pair features the official archival identification mark "MI 123/1" printed along the lower margins. The two compositions replicate Pablo Picasso’s 1959 gestural ink and wash studies, depicting traditional Spanish picadors on horseback rendered in high-contrast black lithographic ink. Sold together as a matching set, each print measures 51.5x38 cm, presenting a documented graphic record from the artist's late period exploration of bullfighting culture.
 
About the Artist / Institution
Pablo Picasso remains one of the most influential and transformative figures in the history of Western art. Co-founder of Cubism and a relentless innovator across painting, sculpture, and printmaking, his late-period works often returned to the cultural traditions of his Spanish homeland. The "Toros y Toreros" suite represents his deep, lifelong fascination with the ritualistic movement, poetry, and raw intensity of the bullring, combined with thematic nods to classic literature like Cervantes' Don Quixote. Published by the renowned mid-century Danish house Minerva Reproduktioner, these licensed 1968 prints are highly celebrated for faithfully preserving the rich ink density, stark graphic contrast, and spontaneous fluid energy of Picasso’s original brush and wash drawings.