Using bold colours and soft curving lines to illustrate this archetype of masculinity, the artist here uses an indistinct background to focus the audience's eye upon the sad face of the matador. The flattened perspective draws the attention to the colouration of the matador's face and his cloak, while his sad eyes seem to imply an undelivered narrative.

Giclée: From the French verb gicler, meaning, “to spray.” It is pronounced “zhee-clay”. The giclée process uses an incredibly accurate computer-controlled jet to apply ink to watercolor paper, canvas or etching paper. These unique jets are able to vary the width of the ink stream to as small as 1/100th the width of human hair. Giclées have a higher resolution than offset lithographs and the dynamic color range is greater than serigraph. Giclée reproductions are used to produce museum quality, fine art reproductions. In the art world it is generally regarded as the highest quality reproduction available.

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