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

Pablo Picasso celebrates Christmas at his villa, La Californie, in Cannes, 1956. He stands beside a lavishly decorated tree, looking on as Jacqueline Roque gathers on the floor with children Claude and Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, and Gérard Sassier. An unexpected guest, Esmeralda the goat—a gift from Jacqueline—stands nearby. The room's grand fireplace is crowded with Picasso's own art, from ceramics to sculpture, intimately blending the festive family scene with his prolific 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;
"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
"L'enfant", 1956. Spies:506,

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

Filename:

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