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

Pablo Picasso celebrates Christmas at his villa La Californie in Cannes, 1956. He stands in a plaid shirt, observing a scene that includes Esmeralda, a goat given to him by Jacqueline Roque. Jacqueline kneels on the floor nearby, while children—Claude and Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, and Gérard Sassier—gather around the decorated tree. The ornate room is filled with the artist’s own paintings and sculptures, blending a traditional family holiday with his eclectic creative space.

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;
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:548
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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