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.

Pablo Picasso stands with hands on hips in his sculpture studio, Le Fournas, in Vallauris, 1953. He looks at the camera from amidst the creative clutter of his workshop, which is filled with sculptures, a large furnace, and piles of scrap material. To his left is a work in progress, “La femme à la clé (La Taulière)”. In this version, the figure incorporates a branch that the artist later replaced with a key, capturing a specific moment in his sculptural process.

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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