This picture is one of the maximum examples of Luis Fernández’s "Picassoan" period (approximately 1938 to 1944). Characterised by its enormous expressive power, the picture appears to be a transposition of the horse and bull in Picasso’s Guernica to a different setting…
Until a few years ago, the work of Luis Fernández was better known abroad than in Spain. Fortunately, his not inconsiderable production – in artistic terms – is gradually getting the reassessment it richly deserves, and Fernández is now recognised as one of the most important Spanish artists of this century…