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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.

A dramatic shaft of sunlight illuminates the proverbial disorder of Pablo Picasso’s studio at La Californie, Cannes, in 1961. Large sculptures in painted iron and plaster stand among portraits of Jacqueline and Paloma Picasso, which are surrounded by drawings and notes pinned to the wall. A grisaille painting of two nudes and an abstract canvas rest on the wooden floor. The sun-drenched, cluttered room, densely packed with artworks in various stages of creation, offers an intimate glimpse into the artist’s creative process.

Artworks:

  • "Femme au chapeau", Spies:626 2d
  • "Paloma", 1951. Warncke:481
  • "Femme nue allongée sur la plage et personnage debout", or "Homme et femme au bord de la mer", Zervos.XX:8
  • "Femme nue allongée sur la plage" Zervos.XX:7
  • "Tête d'homme de profil", Spies:615A
  • "Deux nus et enfant", Zervos.XX:14
  • Drawing "Portrait de femme de profil", 17.6.1955. Picasso Estate (not in Zervos) >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
  • "Enfant" or "Figure debout", on newspaper and cut-out of newspaper, Spies:559A;
  • "Homme courant I", Spies:558
  • "Enfant", Spies:559
  • "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
  • Two small paintings with vase on the wall >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
  • Small painting with 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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