Pablo Picasso and Jacqueline at Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat he received from Jacqueline. Sculptures in the garden of La Californie, Cannes 1956.

Pablo Picasso crouches on a gravel path, looking affectionately at Esmeralda, the goat he received as a Christmas gift from Jacqueline. Kneeling beside him, Jacqueline gently holds the animal’s chin. This intimate scene takes place in 1956 in the garden of their villa, La Californie, in Cannes, where the artist’s abstract sculptures are visible among the lush foliage.

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:

Pets, Sculptures

Filename:

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