La Californie, Cannes 1956.

Sunlight streams into the studio at the villa La Californie in Cannes, 1956, revealing a space brimming with creative energy. A massive, unfinished Cubist-style painting of two nudes dominates the back wall, above smaller portraits on the mantelpiece. To the left, a completed painting rests on an easel. Sculptures, including a stylized female nude and a large abstract face, are positioned amidst jars of paintbrushes and other materials, capturing a moment of intense artistic production.

Artworks:

"Deux enfants assis (Claude et Paloma)", 1950. Zervos.XV:157
"L' homme barbu", 1956. RamieG:369
"L'adolescent", or "Jeune homme", 1956. RamieG:374,
"Tête d'homme", 1956. RamieG:370,
"Tête du soleil", 1956. RamieG:372;
"Tête", 1956. RamieG:371;
"L'homme au maillot rayé", 1956. RamieG: 373;
"L'enfant", 1956. Spies:506,
"La femme enceinte,1er état", 1950. Spies:349.I;
"Deux femmes sur la plage" or "Femmes devant la mer" Zervos.XVII:36

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Ceramics, Sculptures

Filename:

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