Pablo Picasso shows a drawing he has done of his friend the writer Jacques Prévert. On the left Susi Magnelli. La Californie, Cannes 24.10.1956. (Eve of Pablo Picasso's 75th birthday.)
In the sunlit studio of his Villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso presents a line drawing to Susi Magnelli. The simple, stylized portrait depicts his friend, the writer Jacques Prévert, in profile with a cigarette. Dressed in a short-sleeved shirt and plaid trousers, the artist stands amidst his work, with a Cubist painting visible behind him. The photograph was taken on 24 October 1956, the eve of Picasso's 75th birthday.
Artworks:
- "Portrait de Jacques Prévert XVI", 26.9.1956. MPParis:1514
- "Portrait de femme à la robe verte II", 1956. Richardson.2010:207
- "Femme au chapeau", 1956. Czwiklitzer:105
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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