At Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat Pablo Picasso received from Jacqueline. Pablo Picasso, Inès Sassier, Pablo Picasso's housekeeper, Jacqueline, Claude Picasso, Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, Jan, Gérard Sassier. La Californie, Cannes 1956.

At his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso celebrates Christmas in 1956. He gently pets the goat Esmeralda, a gift from his partner Jacqueline. Gathered on the floor around them are family and friends: Jacqueline, his children Claude and Paloma, Catherine Hutin, and his housekeeper Inès Sassier with her husband Gérard and son Jan. The festive scene, complete with a large Christmas tree and presents, unfolds amidst Picasso's own artwork, including ceramic vases and cutout figures that crowd the ornate fireplace mantelpiece.

Artworks:

From left "Grande Bourrache pièce provençale, decor visage", dated 4.1.1952. Similar: RamieG: 281
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:549
"Tête au soleil", 1956. RamieG:372;
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:548
On the floor frame with 15.3 x 15.3 cm tiles, >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
"L'enfant", 1956. Spies:506,
"La femme enceinte,1er état", 1950. Spies:349.I;

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

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