At Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat Pablo Picasso received from Jacqueline. Jacqueline, Claude Picasso with Citroën DS, Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, Gérard Sassier. La Californie, Cannes 1956.

Pablo Picasso, in a plaid flannel shirt, observes a festive family scene at his villa La Californie in Cannes, Christmas 1956. On the floor, children Claude and Paloma Picasso, along with Catherine Hutin, are absorbed in a game of miniature billiards. Standing nearby is Esmeralda, the goat gifted to Picasso by Jacqueline. The ornately decorated room features a large Christmas tree and the artist's own ceramics and cut-out figures on the mantelpiece.

Artworks:

From left "Grande Bourrache pièce provençale, decor visage", dated 4.1.1952. Similar: RamieG: 281
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:549
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:548
"L'enfant", 1956. Spies:506,

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Cars, Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

Filename:

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