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, Pablo Picasso constructs a figure from odds and ends gathered from his scrap heap, 1953. Bent over his work, he shapes the piece that will become "La femme à la clé (La Taulière)". A branch, initially part of the concept and visible on the wall behind him, was ultimately replaced by a key in the finished sculpture. The cluttered workshop is filled with tools, materials, and other works in various stages of completion, with a film clapperboard partially visible in the foreground.

Artworks:

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

Filename:

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