Claude Picasso dressed up as a clown. With goat Esmeralda. La Californie, Cannes 1956.
In the creative disarray of the Villa La Californie studio in Cannes, Claude Picasso poses in a full clown costume beside his goat, Esmeralda, in 1956. His outfit is detailed with a white mask, a wide painted smile, and a large polka-dotted cravat. The unusual pair stands on a star-inlaid parquet floor, surrounded by an artist's easel, leaning canvases, and decorative tiles, encapsulating the room's eclectic mix of formal decor and artistic chaos.
Artworks:
- Forehead mask, Stepan:40
- Portrait de femme, profil gauche (Jacqueline) >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
- Tomettes >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
- On the right a mosaic Hjalmar Boyesen executed after a Picasso design
- Floor tiles (tomettes)>> Artwork(s) not yet identified
Abbreviations: see Bibliography
Keywords:
ArtNotIdentified, Ceramics, Hats, Masks, Pets, TribalArt
Filename:
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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