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 contemplates a figure assembled from his scrap heap. He holds a branch, an element he would later replace with a key, giving the finished work its title, "La femme à la clé". The rustic, cluttered workshop is filled with other creations, including an abstract sculpture on a stand and a more classical sculpted head, underscoring the atmosphere of creative progress.

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
"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

Filename:

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