Tanzania 1980 Pablo Picasso's 'The Dream' Painting

Tanzania · 1980 · 5/-

This stamp features a reproduction of Pablo Picasso's 1932 masterpiece, 'Le Rêve' (The Dream). The painting is a colorful and distorted portrait of his 22-year-old mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter. The stamp is part of a larger set issued by Tanzania to commemorate the artist.

Issued in 1980, this stamp was part of a global trend of countries honoring famous artists on their postage, making fine art accessible to a wider audience through philately.