At Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat Pablo Picasso received from Jacqueline. Pablo Picasso, Inès Sassier, Pablo Picasso's housekeeper, Jacqueline, Claude Picasso, Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, Gérard Sassier. La Californie, Cannes 1956.

During Christmas at his villa, La Californie, in 1956, Pablo Picasso stands beside Esmeralda, a goat gifted to him by Jacqueline. He observes his children, Claude and Paloma, and Jacqueline's daughter, Catherine Hutin, gathered by the tree. The festive scene, also attended by housekeeper Inès Sassier and Gérard Sassier, blends family life with the artist’s studio, where Picasso’s own ceramics and sculptures adorn the mantelpiece of the grand room.

Artworks:

From left "Grande Bourrache pièce provençale, decor visage", dated 4.1.1952. Similar: RamieG: 281
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:549
"Tête au soleil", 1956. RamieG:372;
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:548
"L'enfant", 1956. Spies:506,

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

Filename:

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