At Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat Pablo Picasso received from Jacqueline. Pablo Picasso, Inès Sassier, Pablo Picasso's housekeeper, Jacqueline, Claude Picasso, Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, Jan, Gérard Sassier. La Californie, Cannes 1956.

At his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso celebrates Christmas in 1956 with a special guest: the goat Esmeralda, a gift from Jacqueline. The artist rests a hand on the animal, surrounded by family and friends. Jacqueline kneels to pet the goat, while children Claude and Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, and Jan sit amongst opened presents on the floor. Housekeeper Inès Sassier and Gérard Sassier are also in attendance. The mantelpiece is characteristically adorned not with traditional decorations but with Picasso’s own ceramics and cutout figures.

Artworks:

From left "Grande Bourrache pièce provençale, decor visage", dated 4.1.1952. Similar: RamieG: 281
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:549
"Tête au soleil", 1956. RamieG:372;
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:548
On the floor frame with 15.3 x 15.3 cm tiles, >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
"L'enfant", 1956. Spies:506,
"La femme enceinte,1er état", 1950. Spies:349.I;

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

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