Pablo Picasso discussing with the expert Pierre Baudouin the project for a tapestry designed by him. At right Paulo Picasso. La Californie, Cannes 1959.

Pablo Picasso gestures as he discusses a tapestry of his own design on the sunlit steps of his villa, La Californie. The piece, featuring a maroon background and stylized figures, is held aloft by tapestry expert Pierre Baudouin (center) and the artist's son, Paulo Picasso (right). In the foreground, a boxer dog descends the stone steps as the strong Côte d'Azur sun casts deep shadows. Cannes, 1959.

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Tapestry "Les clowns à la lune bleue", 1959, not 1969. Christie's London, Feb 2004. After litho "Deux clowns: trois dessins collés au dos d'une affiche". 1954. Bloch.I:766

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