This whimsical composition comes alive with movement and music through our three subjects: two Dancers, and of course, a Musician. The elusive background blends within the foreground, where we find our dynamic main figures, enveloped by alternating lines and forms. Equipped with a pair of cymbals, the dancing figures are suspended in motion, a pirouette-like pose which accents our Musician on the right who carries a horned instrument creating the music that drives our scene. The elusive background blends within the foreground, where we find our dynamic main figures, enveloped by alternating lines and forms.
Created in 1959, this original linocut on Arches paper is printed and published by Arnéra, Vallauris. Hand signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 – Mougins, 1973) in pencil in the lower right margin, this work is numbered from the edition of 50 in pencil in the lower left margin.