Pablo Picasso and Claude Picasso at Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat he received from Jacqueline. Claude Picasso with his Christmas present, a toy Citroën DS. Sculptures in the garden of La Californie, Cannes 1956.

In the garden of his villa La Californie in Cannes, 1956, Pablo Picasso stands with his son Claude at Christmas. Dressed in a plaid shirt, Picasso holds the leash of Esmeralda, a goat he had received as a gift from Jacqueline. To the left, young Claude is absorbed by a large, abstract bronze sculpture, one of several artworks placed among the lush foliage on the sunlit gravel path.

Artworks:

"La chèvre", 1950. MPParis:340.II a; Spies:409.II
"Tête de femme", 1931. Spies:133.I,
"La femme en robe longue", 1943. Spies:238.II; BS.55:175

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Cars, Pets, Sculptures

Filename:

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