Faun Playing the Pipes
Pablo Picasso, 1946
Technical Details
Medium
Pencil on paper
Dimensions
50 × 65 cm (19.7 × 25.6 in)
Style
Figurative / Drawing
Decade
1940s
About This Work
A faun — a mythological creature with the legs of a goat and the torso of a man — plays pan pipes in a pastoral setting. The drawing is rendered with the confident, flowing line of Picasso's classical drawing style, the figure's playful energy captured in a few economical strokes. The work reflects Picasso's renewed engagement with Mediterranean mythology after the Liberation of Paris.
After the Liberation of Paris in 1944, Picasso spent time on the French Riviera, where the Mediterranean landscape and mythology inspired a series of joyful, pastoral works. The faun and the satyr became recurring figures in his work of this period, representing the creative and sensual forces of nature.
Current Location
Musée National Picasso-Paris, Paris, France
Public Collection — Open to visitors
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2026 Estimated Value
$1–2 million (est.)
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Last Known Sale
No public auction record — held in permanent museum collection
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