Sicilian marionette in golden armour, "Femme enceinte" and "Tête de mort". Studio de la sculpture. Ground floor, Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, Mougins 1974. (Photographed after Pablo Picasso’s death.)

In the ground-floor sculpture studio at Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, a group of ornate Sicilian marionettes in armour stands propped in a corner. Photographed in Mougins in 1974, after Pablo Picasso’s death, the knights, with their colourful plumes and detailed shields, share the concrete floor with other objects. Among them are the sculptures "Femme enceinte" and "Tête de mort". The scene is cast in long shadows, highlighting the varied textures of the collection in the artist’s former workspace.

Artworks:

"Femme enceinte", 1949. MPParis:334; Spies:347
"Tête de mort", 1941. MPParis:326; Spies:219

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

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