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

Pablo Picasso celebrates Christmas at his villa La Californie in Cannes, 1956. He stands in a plaid shirt, looking on as Jacqueline kneels on the floor with children—Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, and Claude Picasso—amidst decorated trees. At the center of the festive gathering is Esmeralda, a goat given to the artist by Jacqueline. The room's ornate interior is filled with Picasso's own creations, including ceramic vases and painted cut-out figures resting on and around the grand fireplace.

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;
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:548
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

Filename:

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