Descripción
This poster has not been reproduced. The motif on it is a reproduction of the original designed by Picasso for the same exhibition in Vallauris in the summer of 1963.
This poster dates from the period when Picasso moved from the Château de Vauvenargues to a property he purchased called “Notre-Dame-de-Vie”. This was a property that had been a “more” or Provençal manor house, very close to Mougins, on the inland road leading to Vallauris. The property was situated on the top of the hill, and above it stood the old chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Vie, which gave it its name.
In his design, Picasso cleverly played with the calligraphy of the written text and drew, with two simple lines intertwined like a signature, the outline of the face of a faun. His features are grotesque, sensual, like those of a mask, and his eyes are full of mischief.
At the same time, his chromaticism is reminiscent of ceramics and pottery. It is the Master’s last challenge, in which he took pleasure in breaking with the orthodox rules and regulations of the ancient community workers.
