Sketchbook drawings display a seated Marie-Th r se , whose torso coincides with a vase containing a branch of leaves, literally combining the woman with her symbol. The sun becomes more prominent behind her, and a bird appears to fly over or through her head, ultimately land on it. There are numerous works on paper of a clarinet or flute player, mostly men, of different ages. The subject has classic references, and is just one of the varied themes or styles that Picasso works on concurrently. There are visual and thematic surprises as well.
Surrealism reappears in different guises.
The head resembles a squid, whose tentacles replace the familiar swath of yellow hair. Drawings are reproduced in 1933 in the first issue of Minotaure . Augmented repeat of the Galeries Georges Petit exhibition at the Kunsthaus in Z rich through October 30. Twenty-eight volumes will appear between 1932 and 1974. Many more works, especially sketches and notebooks, are discovered after Picasso's death in 1973, as his estate is inventoried.