Bull, Horse, and Reclining Woman III (Femme torero III) 1934

"Bull, Horse, and Reclining Woman III (Femme torero III)" is an etching by Pablo Picasso from 1934. It depicts a bull, a horse, and a reclining woman, all drawn in Picasso's signature angular, cubist style. The work is part of a series of etchings exploring the themes of bullfighting and femininity, with the reclining woman representing the strength and vulnerability of the "Femme torero", a female bullfighter. The composition is dynamic and fragmented, with the figures overlapping and interacting in a complex and unsettling way. This style of simplified lines and geometric forms is characteristic of Picasso's cubist period, a revolutionary approach to representational art.