Floor tiles (Tomettes) by Pablo Picasso and a mosaic after his design. La Californie, Cannes 1956.

A dramatic shaft of sunlight illuminates a collection of Pablo Picasso's handcrafted ceramic floor tiles, or *tometes*, on a wooden table. Photographed in his studio at the villa La Californie in Cannes in 1956, the tiles feature stylized faces and suns rendered in earthy tones. In the shadows behind them, a small pitcher sits next to a propped-up mosaic based on one of the artist's designs, which depicts a dark, cubist-style face.

Artworks:

Floor tiles >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
On the right a mosaic Hjalmar Boyesen executed after a Picasso design.

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

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