Pablo Picasso working on gouache with Caran d'ache wax oil pastels and water color. Pablo Picasso always liked surprises and in his work he encouraged unpredictable outcomes. Edouard Pignon, unknown man, Hélène Parmelin, Jacques Frélaut. A table by Joseph-Marius Tiola in the foreground. La Californie, Cannes 1961.

In his sun-drenched studio at the villa La Californie, Pablo Picasso works on a gouache with Caran d'Ache pastels. Standing beside him, printer Jacques Frélaut observes the artist, who was known for encouraging unpredictable outcomes in his work. Seated nearby are painter Edouard Pignon, smoking a cigarette, writer Hélène Parmelin, and an unidentified man. The art-filled room, with a table by Joseph-Marius Tiola in the foreground, captures a moment of informal creativity in Cannes, 1961.

Artworks:

"Rencontre: Centaure et homme au bâton", et "Centaure et homme barbu", 24.3.1961. Geiser/Baer:1084.B >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
"Vase et bouquet", 1961 >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
"La Californie IV", 1958. Westheider:35
"Nature morte au compotier" or "Nature morte aux cerises", 1943. Guigon:234
"Le dormeur", 1956. RamieA:323s; Matamoros:299– "Horloge à décor de visage", 1956.

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, AtWork, Ceramics, PaintingUtensils, PersonNotIdentified, Writers

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