Pablo Picasso on the occasion of the visit of Clive Bell. La Californie, Cannes 1958.

Pablo Picasso sits pensively in a wicker rocking chair at his villa, La Californie, in Cannes, on the occasion of a visit from Clive Bell in 1958. In the grand, ornately paneled studio, he is surrounded by his work. Dominating the wall behind him is a large cubist painting of two female nudes. The room is a sanctuary of creative clutter: sculptures, canvases, paint pots, and an empty birdcage on an easel, all bathed in a mixture of warm interior light and cool daylight streaming from a window.

Artworks:

"Femmes à la toilette", 1956. MPParis:210; Zervos.XVII:54
"Père Noël", 1957. Kay, H. Picasso's World of children. New York 1965. p.185
"Vase de fleurs", 1957. Bloch.I:841
On the wall Facemask, Fang, Gabon, Stefan:68
"La plongeuse", 1956. Spies:503;
"L'homme fontaine", 1956. Spies:505
Face mask. Fang, Gabon, 19th century, Stepan:68
"Vase de fleurs", 1957. Bloch.I: 841

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

BirdCage, RockingChair, Sculptures, TribalArt, pensively

Filename:

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