At Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat Pablo Picasso received from Jacqueline. Jacqueline, Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, Gérard Sassier. La Californie, Cannes 1956.

Pablo Picasso and Jacqueline Roque observe a Christmas scene at their Cannes villa, La Californie, in 1956. On the floor amidst unwrapped presents, Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, and Gérard Sassier are joined by Esmeralda, a goat Picasso had received as a gift from Jacqueline. The children are surrounded by toys, including a model Citroën DS and a miniature billiard table. In the background, the room’s grand fireplace mantel is characteristically adorned with several of the artist’s own distinctive, modern artworks.

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;
On the floor: frame with 15.3 x 15.3 cm tiles, identified second row right "Tête de faune III", 1956. Sotheby's London, 5.2.2020
Upper row right: "Tête de faune", 1956. Sotheby's London, 6.2.2013
Other tiles in the panneau >> Artwork(s) not yet identified

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

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