Pablo Picasso and Henri Matarasso, gallery owner and publisher. La Californie, Cannes 1959.

At his Villa La Californie studio in Cannes, 1959, Pablo Picasso engages in conversation with gallery owner and publisher Henri Matarasso. A contrast in attire is evident: Picasso stands in a casual undershirt and patterned trousers, while the more formally dressed Matarasso wears an overcoat and holds a book. The cluttered room is filled with the artist’s work—paintings, stringed instruments, and large cut-out shapes—while a table in the foreground is covered with papers and parcels.

Artworks:

"Intérieur avec femme dans un rocking-chair", 1956. Westheider:32
"Nature morte au compotier" or "Nature morte aux cerises", 1943. Guigon:234
Draft for "Tête de taureau", or "Tête cornue", 1958. Spies:545; Zervos.XVIII:97 (Cardboard maquette Picasso probably used for his wood sculpture "Taureau"

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Books, RockingChair, Sculptures

Filename:

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