Jacqueline pulls a surprise cracker with Claude Picasso. Behind her daughter Catherine Hutin, Paloma Picasso and Pablo Picasso looking on. Right the Dominguin children with Inès Sassier and Gérard Sassier. La Californie, Cannes 1959.

A festive gathering unfolds at Villa La Californie in Cannes, 1959, where Jacqueline pulls a surprise cracker with Claude Picasso. As Claude examines its contents, Catherine Hutin reacts with delighted surprise, while Paloma and Pablo Picasso look on from behind. The lively domestic scene is set against paneled walls adorned with the artist’s modernist paintings and stringed instruments. To the right, the Dominguin children gather with Inès and Gérard Sassier, completing the informal celebration.

Artworks:

"Intérieur avec femme dans un rocking-chair", 1956. Westheider:32
"La Californie IV", 1958. Westheider:35
"Nature morte au compotier" or "Nature morte aux cerises", 1943. Guigon:234
Bullfight painting by Claude: POUR MON PAPA CHERIE CLAUDE
"La femme enceinte, 2ème état", 1950/1959. Spies:350.I
"Les Ménines. L’infante Margarita, buste (d'après Velázquez)", 1957. Zervos.XVII:362;

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Music, RockingChair, Sculptures

Filename:

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