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

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

On the stone steps of his villa, La Californie, Pablo Picasso discusses a project for a tapestry he designed. With a hand to his chin in a thoughtful pose, he inspects the large canvas held by expert Pierre Baudouin, center, and his son Paulo, at right. The dark artwork features several light-colored, stylized figures drawn in a linear style. Cannes, 1959.


Artworks:

  • 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
  • Abbreviations: see Bibliography


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