Pablo Picasso in a reflective mood. La Californie, Cannes 1956. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Pablo Picasso in a reflective mood. La Californie, Cannes 1956.

In his studio at the villa La Californie, Cannes, Pablo Picasso is captured in a moment of deep reflection in 1956. Seated in a wicker chair, he leans forward, his index finger raised to his lip in a gesture of pensive thought. The shallow depth of field renders his surroundings—including a large Cubist painting and a stylized sculpture—soft and blurred, placing the focus entirely on the artist’s intimate, introspective state.


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Artworks:

  • "Tête de femme", 1953. MPParis:3716
  • "Femmes à la toilette" or "Nu assis et nu debout", 1956. Zervos.XVII:54
  • Abbreviations: see Bibliography


Keywords:

Ceramics, PicassoPortrait, Sculptures, pensively

Filename:

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