Pablo Picasso working in his sculpture studio Le Fournas making a sculpture figure with odds and ends from his scrap heap. 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 is captured from a high angle, bent over a work-in-progress on the floor. He intently arranges several white, egg-shaped objects on a curved piece of plaster, constructing a new figure from odds and ends found on his scrap heap. This assemblage would become the sculpture titled "La femme à la clé" ("Woman with a key"). The cluttered space, filled with tools and other artworks, reveals a candid moment of artistic creation.

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Artworks:

"La femme à la clé (La Taulière)", 1954. Spies:237
Part (woman) of "La femme à la poussette", 1950. Spies:407;
Head of "La chèvre", 1950. Spies:409; MPParis:339.I
"Bouquet de fleurs", 1951. Spies:470.II; MPParis:348

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, Sculptures

Filename:

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