Lysistrata by Aristophanes, illustrated by Pablo Picasso, is a dazzling fusion of ancient Greek comedy and modern artistic genius. This classic play, written in 411 BCE, follows the bold Athenian woman Lysistrata and her coalition of Greek wives who, weary of the Peloponnesian War, orchestrate a daring sexual strike to force their husbands to negotiate peace. Aristophanes’ razor-sharp satire—mocking war, gender dynamics, and political folly—leaps off the page with Picasso’s bold, erotic, and playful line drawings.
Created in 1934 for The Limited Edition Club, Pablo Picasso’s illustrations mirror the play’s subversive energy, blending classical themes with modernist irreverence. A provocative collision of antiquity and avant-garde, this edition transforms a timeless anti-war farce into a visual and literary masterpiece.
