Pablo Picasso illuminating paintings. La Californie, Cannes 1955.

In his studio at the Villa La Californie in Cannes, 1955, Pablo Picasso is captured in profile as he illuminates his paintings. Dressed in a dark suit, he intently adjusts a multi-armed lighting stand, directing its bright beams onto an array of his recent canvases. The focused light reveals prominent portraits in the foreground—one of a somber woman, another in a Cubist style—while highlighting the elegant, chevron-patterned floor and other large, abstract works leaning against the paneled walls of the room.

Artworks:

"Poisson" >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
"Tête de taureau", 1955. Zervos.XV1:402
"Portrait de Jacqueline au rocking-chair et à la mantille noire" or "Jacqueline avec une écharpe noire" or "Portrait de Jacqueline au rocking-chair et foulard noir (Pour Jacqueline aimée)", 1954. Zervos.XVI:331
"L'atelier" or "L'atelier de La Californie II", 1955. Zervos.XVI:486
"Femme au costume turc dans un fauteuil" or "Jacqueline au costume turc dans un fauteuil II", 1955. Zervos.XVI:534
"Femme aux jambes croisées", 1955. Richardson.2010:221

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, RockingChair

Filename:

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