Pablo Picasso and Pierre Baudouin with tapestry "Les clowns à la lune bleue". La Californie, Cannes 1959.

At his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso stands contemplatively, a cigarette to his lips, while examining the tapestry "Les clowns à la lune bleue" in 1959. In the foreground, Pierre Baudouin crouches for a closer look at the partially unrolled piece, its bold, graphic design spread across the paved terrace. The scene is illuminated by bright sunlight, casting sharp shadows against a backdrop of lush garden foliage.

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Tapestry "Les clowns à la lune bleue", 1959, not 1969. Christie's London, Feb 2004. After litho "Deux clowns: trois dessins collés au dos d'une affiche". 1954. Bloch.I:766

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