At Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat Pablo Picasso received from Jacqueline. Jacqueline, Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, Gérard Sassier. La Californie, Cannes 1956.

Pablo Picasso and Jacqueline watch over a Christmas celebration at their villa La Californie in Cannes, 1956. On the floor, surrounded by presents and a brightly decorated tree, are Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, and Gérard Sassier. Standing calmly among them is Esmeralda, a goat Picasso had received as a gift from Jacqueline. In the background, the ornate fireplace mantel is adorned not with traditional holiday items, but with the artist's own painted cutouts, merging the intimate family scene with his creative world.

Artworks:

From left "Grande Bourrache pièce provençale, decor visage", dated 4.1.1952. Similar: RamieG: 281
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:549
"Tête au soleil", 1956. RamieG:372;
On the floor: frame with 15.3 x 15.3 cm tiles, identified second row right "Tête de faune III", 1956. Sotheby's London, 5.2.2020
Upper row right: "Tête de faune", 1956. Sotheby's London, 6.2.2013
Other tiles in the panneau >> Artwork(s) not yet identified

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

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