Pablo Picasso and Jacqueline with the goat Esmeralda at Christmas 1956. She was a Christmas present from Jacqueline. La Californie, Cannes 1956.

At their villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso and Jacqueline Roque are engaged in conversation. Picasso, seen in profile, sits opposite Jacqueline, who gestures with a cigarette as she speaks, her expression animated. Curled up asleep in a large armchair between them is their goat Esmeralda, a Christmas present from Jacqueline in 1956. The room, crowded with artworks and personal effects such as a large bust and a violin, functions as both a living space and the artist's studio.

Artworks:

"La cage à l'oiseau", 1953. Spies:548C;
"La grue", 1951. Spies:461.IIc
Tiki, French Polynesia, Stepan:10
"Tête de femme (Dora Maar)", 1941. Spies:197.II;
Lampe >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
"Oiseau", 1947. Picasso, Unique Ceramics, Hammer Galleries, New York, 1999, p.11

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, BirdCage, Pets, Sculptures, TribalArt

Filename:

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