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.

In his sculpture studio, Le Fournas, in Vallauris, 1953, Pablo Picasso is bent over an assemblage figure lying on the tiled floor. Dressed in a light sweater, he is intently focused on incorporating a leafy branch into the piece, which he constructed from odds and ends from his scrap heap. This branch would later be replaced by a key, giving the finished sculpture its name, *La femme à la clé (La Taulière)*. The rustic studio is filled with other works of art, tools, and materials, indicative of an active workshop.

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
"Bouquet de fleurs", 1951. Spies:470.II; MPParis:348
"Tête de femme", 1951. Spies:412

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, Sculptures

Filename:

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