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Pablo Picasso in the room, that became known as the viewing room. He would arrange his work so that he could see it from the living room every time he passed. He liked to bring his close friends there for a private viewing. Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins 1964. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Pablo Picasso in the room, that became known as the viewing room. He would arrange his work so that he could see it from the living room every time he passed. He liked to bring his close friends there for a private viewing. Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins 1964.

At his Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie home in Mougins, Pablo Picasso arranged numerous works in what became known as his viewing room. He curated the space so he could see the art from his living room and hold private viewings for friends. Photographed in 1964, the room is filled with Cubist canvases showcasing fragmented female portraits. Propped against the walls, the paintings are interspersed with small, abstract sculptures. In the foreground, two photographs of modern skyscrapers provide a stark contrast to the expressive forms of his own work, all resting on the light-colored tiled floor.

Artworks:

  • Photos of Chicago Civic Center
  • Small sculptures: Spies numbers see Pic640135, Pic640140, Pic640145
  • Tribal art sculpture not in Stepan or "Picasso primitive"
  • "Tête de femme", 1962. Spies:638
  • 2 expl. "Tête" (Maquette du Chicago Civic Center)", 1962-1964. Spies:643
  • "Femme portant un enfant", 1953. Spies:478
  • "Tête de femme (Jacqueline)", 1962. Spies:630
  • "Le peintre II", 1963. Zervos.XXIII:176
  • Foreground: "Femme assise dans un fauteuil (Buste de Jacqueline)", 1964. Zervos.XXIV:135
  • "Femme jouant avec un petit chat", 1964. Zervos.XXIV:140
  • "Cheval", 1964. Zervos.XXIV:1
  • "Le fumeur II", 1964. Bloch.I:1168; Geiser/Baer:1168.Bb2
  • Partly hidden: "Femme assise au chat I", 1964. Zervos.XXIV:96
  • "Buste de femme. III", 1960. Zervos.XIX:402
  • "Femme nue dans un fauteuil II", 1964. Zervos.XXIV:138
  • "Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (d'après Manet)",1960. Zervos.XIX:202
  • "Les deux pigeons", 1960. Zervos.XIX:182 _

    • Abbreviations: see Bibliography

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