Pablo Picasso and French painter and writer André Verdet, examinig two plasters of "Centaure". Jean Ramié in the background. La Californie, Cannes 1956.

In the sunlit studio of his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso gestures animatedly during a 1956 conversation with the French painter and writer André Verdet. Seated at a cluttered round table, they examine two plaster versions of Picasso's "Centaure." Verdet leans forward attentively as he listens to the artist. The room is filled with creative energy, with a Cubist painting on the wall and Jean Ramié visible in the background. Through large windows, palm trees are visible against the bright sky.

Artworks:

4 tiles, 2 identified: "Tête d'enfant laurée" 8.8.1956, MPParis:3725
"Homme barbu aux lunettes", 1956
2 tiles >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
"Centaure", 1948. Spies:336;
"Paloma", 1954. Christie's London, Feb. 2018

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, Newspaper&Magazine, Sculptures

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