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The proverbial disorder of the rooms in which Pablo Picasso works is unique. Beside the large pieces of sculpture in painted iron and plaster hang portraits of Jacqueline and Paloma Picasso surrounded by drawings, objects and notes pinned to the wall. La Californie, Cannes 1961. - Photo by Edward Quinn

The proverbial disorder of the rooms in which Pablo Picasso works is unique. Beside the large pieces of sculpture in painted iron and plaster hang portraits of Jacqueline and Paloma Picasso surrounded by drawings, objects and notes pinned to the wall. La Californie, Cannes 1961.

Pablo Picasso stands shirtless amidst the proverbial disorder of his studio at La Californie, Cannes, in 1961. With a cigarette in hand, he rests his arm on a large, white plaster sculpture. The room is a testament to continuous creation: a complex sheet metal figure sits nearby, while the walls are a dense collage of drawings, notes, and portraits of his wife Jacqueline and daughter Paloma. Sunlight streams through a window, casting deep shadows and illuminating the rich textures of the artworks and the dust motes in the air.

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Artworks:

  • "Femme nue allongée sur la plage et personnage debout", or "Homme et femme au bord de la mer", Zervos.XX:8
  • Hidden behind it "Femme nue allongée sur la plage" Zervos.XX:7
  • "Femme au chapeau", Spies:626 2d
  • Drawing "Tête de femme de profil", 17.6.1955 >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
  • "Paloma", 1951. Warncke:481
  • Drawing "Tête de femme de profil", 17.6.1955 >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
  • "Tête d'homme de profil", Spies:615A
  • "Enfant", Spies:559
  • "Enfant" or "Figure debout", on newspaper and cut-out of newspaper, Spies:559A;
  • "Homme courant I", Spies:558
  • "Étude pour une sculpture on newspaper and cut-out of newspaper", Baldassari, A. Picasso. Working on Paper. London 2000:178
  • "Figure debout", Spies:540 II
  • Ceramic Palette >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
  • Bird, below "Tête de taureau">> Artwork(s) not yet identified
  • Two small paintings with vase on the wall >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
  • Small paintings of girl on the radiator>> Artwork(s) not yet identified

    • Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, Ceramics, Newspaper&Magazine, Sculptures

Filename:

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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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