Picasso. Au cœur des ténèbres. 1939-1945. Essais Jubilant in the baroque on

Jubilant in the baroque on the borders of eroticism

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Picasso. Au cœur des ténèbres. 1939-1945. Essais Jubilant in the baroque onFrom Royan, which corresponds to the episode of the Phoney War, to his establishment in Paris during the Occupation, in the studio on the rue des Grands Augustins, the work focuses on the significant artistic milestones of this period, the two peaks of which are undoubtedly L'Aubade (1942) and L'Homme au mouton (1944). During these years, faithful to his obsession with the female figure, Picasso constantly returned to the themes of portraiture and the