Pablo Picasso at Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat he received from Jacqueline. La Californie, Cannes 1956.
In the garden of his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso introduces a live goat to its bronze counterpart in 1956. The small animal, named Esmeralda, was a Christmas gift from his wife, Jacqueline. Dressed in a checkered shirt, the artist affectionately guides the new arrival along a gravel path toward his own large, textured sculpture, set amidst the lush greenery and other artworks of his Mediterranean home.
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
- "Joueur de diaule assis (Musicien)", 1958 must be wrong, photo taken 1956. MPParis:3745
- "Joueur de flûte debout (Musicien)", 1958. MPParis:3744
Abbreviations: see Bibliography
Keywords:
ArtNotIdentified, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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