Pablo Picasso showing a linoblock to Edouard Pignon. La Californie, Cannes 1959.

In the cluttered studio of his Villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso presents a linoblock to fellow painter Edouard Pignon, 1959. Bald and wearing a striped shirt, Picasso holds a cigarette as he gestures toward the artwork, which depicts a stylized, mask-like figure and rests against a chaise lounge. Seated opposite, Pignon, in a paisley shirt, observes the piece intently. The room, filled with stacked canvases and personal objects, conveys an atmosphere of informal, creative intimacy.

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Linoblock for "Portrait de jeune fille II (d'apres Cranach le Jeune)", 1958. Geiser/Baer:1053.I

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