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 cluttered Le Fournas studio in Vallauris, 1953, Pablo Picasso bends over a sculpture-in-progress lying on the tiled floor. Surrounded by scrap wood, discarded pottery, and other artworks, he affixes a leafy branch to the figure, which is propped up by a stack of bricks. This branch was a temporary element; Picasso later replaced it with a key, giving the finished sculpture its name, "La femme à la clé (La Taulière)".

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
"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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