Louise Leiris, owner with Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler of the Leiris Gallery Paris. La Californie, Cannes 1959.

Louise Leiris, owner of the Parisian Leiris Gallery, is captured in Picasso’s studio at his villa La Californie, Cannes, in 1959. Her hand rests near a large sketchbook propped on a stand, which displays a line drawing of two figures on horseback dated ‘6.12.59’. Behind it, a folder bearing the name ‘PICASSO’ is partially visible amidst a creative clutter of artworks and a seated mannequin, offering a glimpse into the artist's active workspace.

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Artworks:

"Combat de Centaures I", 1959. Zervos.XIX:94
"Nature morte au compotier", 1937. Pola Museum of Art, Kanagawa, Japan, not in Zervos
"Nature morte à la bougie", 1937. Sotheby's London, 19.6.2013 –

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