1963 · Rally
Toro
Flat bright cyan-blue sky across the upper two-thirds with soft white cloud streaks, pale yellow-white sunset glow along the right horizon, hot orange stippled sand of a bullring arena across the lower third and dark grey-brown crowd or barrier band separating sky from sand on the left.
- Year
- 1963
- Maker
- Rally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- orange
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: Enormous bubble-letter title TORO with four separately colored letters on cyan sky, woman seen from behind in floor-length scarlet skirt and black bodice with arms raised standing over toppled glossy black bull, crimson cape billowing diagonally behind left-side score reels
The most memorable element is the enormous four-letter bubble title in four different colours - green T, yellow O, red R, purple O - floating on a flat cyan sky. Second is the woman seen from the back in a floor-length scarlet skirt and black bodice, arms raised, standing directly over a toppled glossy black bull. Third, the huge crimson cape billowing diagonally behind the left-hand score reels, with hot orange sand below and a pale yellow sunset glow at the right horizon.
Setting
- Flat bright cyan-blue sky across the upper two-thirds with soft white cloud streaks
- Pale yellow-white sunset glow along the right horizon
- Hot orange stippled sand of a bullring arena across the lower third
- Dark grey-brown crowd or barrier band separating sky from sand on the left
Symbols
- Bullfighting cape or montera
- Black bull with horns
- Score reel windows with numerals
- Cloud streaks
Lettering
- Large rounded bubble display letters, each letter a separate flat colour (green, yellow, red, purple) with a heavy black outline and a lighter concentric inner highlight; no serifs, slightly uneven hand-painted edges
Themes
- Bullfighting
- Matador
- Arena
- Spectacle
- Bull
Title on it
- Toro
Text on it
- TORO
- 3
- 5
- 0
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central, seen from behind, dark hair pinned up, bare shoulders, black bodice, ankle-length bright red skirt, both arms raised and bent at the elbow, standing over the fallen bull |
| Animal | Large glossy black bull lying on its side at the woman's feet, horns and dark muzzle pointing left, pinkish muzzle, purple-shaded flank |
| Man | Left of centre, in a bright yellow-green costume, both arms raised, standing on the orange sand |
| Man | Right side, bare-chested, gold or yellow breeches, arms flung wide to either side, legs planted wide |
| Man | Smaller figure between the central woman and the right-hand man, in a green costume, standing upright |
| Other | A cluster of several tiny miniature standing figures painted in the top-left corner, in mixed red, green and dark clothing |
A hand-painted bullfighting backglass with a bright cyan-blue sky filling the upper half and a hot orange, stippled arena floor filling the lower third. Across the top centre sits a chunky bubble-letter title, four separately coloured letters with heavy black outlines and paler inner highlights: a green T, a yellow O, a red R and a purple O. A tiny cluster of miniature standing figures is painted in the top-left corner, and a line of small lettering sits in the top-right corner. Below the title on the left, a broad crimson-red cape or drape billows diagonally behind a row of four cream rectangular score windows; on the right a second group of four score windows sits over a pale yellow horizon glow. Centre stage, dominating the composition, is a woman seen from behind with dark hair pinned up, bare shoulders, a fitted black bodice and a long bright red skirt to her ankles, both arms lifted and bent at the elbow as if addressing a crowd. At her feet a glossy black bull has fallen on its side, horns and muzzle pointing left. Flanking her are matadors: at left a figure in a bright yellow-green costume with arms raised, at right a bare-chested figure in gold breeches with arms flung wide, plus a smaller green-clad figure between them. The art is loose and painterly, with visible brushwork and slightly faded, worn colour.