Pablo Picasso with a portfolio of his drawings. La Californie, Cannes 1957. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Pablo Picasso with a portfolio of his drawings. La Californie, Cannes 1957.

Seated in a wicker chair at his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso intently examines a portfolio of his drawings in 1957. Wearing plaid trousers, he is hunched over a cluttered desk, a sheet with faint pencil sketches in his hands. The surrounding creative space is filled with personal effects and artworks, including a vase with a flowering plant and a ceramic plate decorated with a stylized owl. The photograph captures a quiet, focused moment of creative activity.


Artworks:

  • In front of the kite: "Faune debout jouant de la diaule, nymphe assise au tambourin et au compotier de fruits, et centaure barbu au trident IV" or "Faune jouant de la diaule, nymphe au compotier et centaure", (Suite Antipolis1946. MPAntibes:1946.2.27
  • "Chouette", 1957. MPParis:3737
  • Bullfight painting by Claude: POUR MON PAPA CHERIE CLAUDE
  • Picture behind Picasso on the sofa >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
  • Abbreviations: see Bibliography


Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, Ceramics

Filename:

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