Pablo Picasso working in his sculpture studio Le Fournas making a sculpture figure with odds and ends from his scrap heap. Here he is adding a branch to the sculpture which 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.

Pablo Picasso stands amidst the creative chaos of his sculpture studio, Le Fournas, looking down thoughtfully at his work. Dressed in a boat-neck sweater and wide corduroy trousers, he is assembling a figure from odds and ends. In this moment, he adds a branch to the sculpture, an element he would later replace with a key to complete the piece known as "La femme à la clé." The studio is filled with other artworks, found objects, and materials, from a classical-style head to gnarled pieces of wood on the floor. Vallauris, 1953.

Artworks:

"La femme à la clé (La Taulière)", 1954. Spies:237
"Petite fille sautant à la corde", 1950. Spies:408.I; MPParis:336.I
"Tête de femme", 1951. Spies:412

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, Sculptures

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