Picasso began this etching in response to the Spanish Civil
War shortly before he was invited to produce a mural for the
Spanish Pavilion of the 1937 Paris World’s Fair. Dream
and Lie of Franco, was included in a portfolio with a Surrealist-inspired
poem written by Picasso, and was available for sale at the
fair to benefit the Republican cause.
above:
Pablo Picasso, Sueño y mentira de Franco (Dream and Lie of
Franco),1937. Etching and aquatint (from a pair of prints in original
wrappers with text) 12 1/8 x 16 5/16 in., Museum purchase, Erna Bottigheimer
Sands (Class of 1929) Art Acquisition Fund, 2005.42.1.-.4.
