Bull (plate I) 1945

"Bull (plate I)" is a 1945 charcoal drawing by Pablo Picasso, renowned for its stark simplicity and expressive power. This piece, part of a series depicting the animal in various stages of abstraction, is housed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Picasso's use of bold lines and sweeping strokes captures the bull's muscular form and conveys its raw energy, reflecting the artist's fascination with the subject and the bullfight's symbolism. The artwork is a prime example of Picasso's exploration of Cubist principles, reducing complex form to its essential essence.