Pablo Picasso, the writer Michel Leiris and his wife Louise Leiris. La Californie, Cannes 1959.
At his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso presents his work to the writer Michel Leiris and his wife, Louise Leiris, in 1959. Looking towards the viewer, the artist has his hands on a large, rounded sculpture adorned with sculpted faces, which he has placed atop a framed abstract painting. To the left, Michel Leiris, in a quilted jacket, and Louise Leiris, her arms crossed, observe the pieces in the sunlit room.
Artworks:
- "Buste de femme aux mains jointes", 1907. MPParis:16; Zervos.IIb:662
- Bronze replica of God A'a, Rurutu, Austral Islands, Stepan:12
Abbreviations: see Bibliography
Keywords:
Sculptures, TribalArt, Writers
Filename:
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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