Pablo Picasso and Jacqueline viewing a book about Bernard Palissy, French potter of the 16th century. La Californie, Cannes 1957.

In his art-filled studio at Villa La Californie, Pablo Picasso sits in a wicker chair, absorbed in a book about 16th-century French potter Bernard Palissy. Jacqueline leans across the table, her gaze fixed on a drawing of an ornate vessel that has captured their shared attention. This quiet scene of study, captured in Cannes in 1957, is surrounded by other artworks, including a tall, abstract sculpture and a decorated kite bearing the year “1956”.

Artworks:

"La femme à la clé (La Taulière)", 1954. Spies:237.II
"Chouette", 1957. MPParis:3737

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Books, Sculptures

Filename:

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