Descripción
This motif has not been reproduced on other posters. However, two posters have been made which reproduce part of the work “War and Peace”. One is the poster for the permanent exhibition of “War and Peace” in the chapel of Vallauris, which shows the representation of peace in the work, and in which the feminine theme of this poster can be seen. The other is the poster announcing the disarmament conference held in Paris on October 25, 1981, which reproduces the mural “The Four Parts of the World” that is part of the work “War and Peace.”
The artist has managed to balance the composition and, at the same time, his message is transmitted with enormous force through the simple lines and colors that characterize him.
As Daix said, Picasso spoke to him enthusiastically about the retrospective of his work (announced on this poster) that was to open in Rome, since it was the first major exhibition of Picasso’s work in Italy.
The subject of the poster, a woman with one arm raised, is based on a drawing in black ink on Ingres paper that he later used as a study to draw the woman in green, blue and red on the poster. The woman is shown both from the front and in profile and seems to ask us to be human, and wishes us happiness and peace. Picasso uses the same face and attitudes in the nude dance of “War and Peace.” The subject of the composition dedicated to “Peace” is painted in light colours on a blue background. This woman is dancing with another woman who is also naked.
