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Pablo Picasso and Henri Matarasso, gallery owner and publisher. La Californie, Cannes 1959. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Pablo Picasso and Henri Matarasso, gallery owner and publisher. La Californie, Cannes 1959.

Gallery owner and publisher Henri Matarasso presents a book to Pablo Picasso in the artist's cluttered studio at Villa La Californie, Cannes, in 1959. Dressed formally in an overcoat, Matarasso holds the volume open for Picasso, who, in a casual open cardigan and patterned trousers, studies the pages intently. The creative environment is evidenced by the paintings and a lute mounted on the wall behind them.

Artworks:

  • "La Californie IV", 1958. Westheider:35
  • "Nature morte au compotier" or "Nature morte aux cerises", 1943. Guigon:234
  • Draft for "Tête de taureau", or "Tête cornue", 1958. Spies:545; Zervos.XVIII:97 (Cardboard maquette Picasso probably used for his wood sculpture "Taureau"

    • Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Books, Sculptures

Filename:

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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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