Drawing lesson given by Pablo Picasso to his children Claude Picasso and Paloma Picasso. La Galloise, Vallauris 16.4.1953. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Drawing lesson given by Pablo Picasso to his children Claude Picasso and Paloma Picasso. La Galloise, Vallauris 16.4.1953.

On a thick shag carpet at La Galloise in Vallauris, Pablo Picasso gives an intimate drawing lesson to his children, Claude and Paloma, on 16 April 1953. The artist leans forward, intently observing a large drawing board. To his left, Claude, kneeling in a sweater and shorts, actively draws with a pencil. To his right, Paloma, with dark, bobbed hair and wearing a pinafore, gazes down at the paper with focused curiosity. The scene is one of quiet concentration and shared creativity in the sparsely furnished room.


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Artworks:

  • "Leçon de dessin" or "Paysage (avec Paloma, Claude et Françoise)", 1953. Quinn, Edward, Picasso at Work 1964, pp. 82-83
  • Abbreviations: see Bibliography


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