Sueño y Mentira de Franco (Dreams and Lies of Franco)
Pablo Picasso, 1937

Series of 3 proof states, 1/4, 4/5 and 5/5 (from a suite of 18 etched scenes on two plates). The series demonstrates the significant changes made by Picasso during the work. The 5th state includes for the first time four additional scenes etched in quite a different style in response to the bombing of Guernica on 26 April 1937. The scathing satire and spoof mythology are replace by a more direct expression of the horrors of innocent slaughter.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Sueño y Mentira de Franco (Dreams and Lies of Franco), 1937
Date supported
2004
Medium and material
Etching & aquatint on paper
Dimensions
Each 38.5 x 57 cm
Grant
8000
Total cost
17000

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