Pablo Picasso working in his sculpture studio Le Fournas making a sculpture figure with odds and ends from his scrap heap. The branch was later replaced by a key. The finished sculpture got the name "La femme à la clé (La Taulière)" ("Woman with a key"). Le Fournas, Vallauris 1953.

In his sculpture studio, Le Fournas, in Vallauris, 1953, Pablo Picasso contemplates a work in progress. With a pensive hand to the back of his head, he and another man study a rudimentary figure assembled from odds and ends from his scrap heap. The wooden sculpture, lying on the cluttered floor, is seen here with a branch that was later replaced by a key. The finished piece would become "La femme à la clé (La Taulière)." The studio is filled with other sculptures, tools, and debris, bearing witness to the artist’s creative process.

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Artworks:

"La femme à la clé (La Taulière)", 1954. Spies:237
And from left: Part (woman) of "La femme à la poussette", 1950. Spies:407;
Head of "La chèvre", 1950. Spies:409; MPParis:339.I
"L'arrosoir fleuri", 1951/1952. MPParis:329; Spies:239
"Tête de femme", 1951. Spies:412
"Petite fille sautant à la corde", 1950. Spies:408.I; MPParis:336.I

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, Sculptures

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