Bullfight, the death of the torero 1933

Picasso painted this “Bullfight, the death of the torero” with oils, at an unknown date. The horse's open mouth, that gray, almost ghostly body, tells you a lot about the process of painting. Look at the way Picasso worked the paint, how he built up the layers to create texture and depth. The horse isn't just a horse; it's a collection of marks, each one a decision, a reaction to what came before. Notice the redness everywhere; the cape, the blood. It’s a primal scene, rendered with an almost childlike directness. You can see the influence of artists like Goya, who also grappled with the drama and brutality of bullfighting. But Picasso brings his own modern sensibility, a willingness to distort and fragment, to capture not just the surface of the event but its emotional core. Ultimately, art is a conversation, and Picasso is always adding his voice, questioning, pushing, and challenging us to see the world in new ways.