Pablo Picasso with the goat Esmeralda at Christmas 1956. She was a Christmas present from Jacqueline. Jacqueline, Claude Picasso, Cathérine "Cathy" Hutin, La Californie, Cannes 1956.
In the sunlit, creative clutter of his villa La Californie, Pablo Picasso crouches behind Esmeralda, a goat given to him by his wife, Jacqueline, for Christmas. The artist rests a hand on the animal as it inspects a miniature billiards table on the floor. Nearby, his son Claude is bent over, also engrossed in the activity, while Jacqueline's daughter, Catherine Hutin, reads in a chair. The candid scene captures the lively domestic chaos of the family's holiday in Cannes, 1956.
Artworks:
- "Poissons et oiseaux", 1955. RamieG:312; Bloch.III:62
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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