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, Jan, Gérard Sassier. La Californie, Cannes 1956.

At his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso celebrates Christmas with family and friends. The center of the warm, informal gathering is Esmeralda, a goat gifted to him by Jacqueline. Picasso, in a plaid shirt, smiles while petting the animal, as Jacqueline kneels beside him. Seated on the floor amidst presents are Claude and Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, and Jan, along with housekeeper Inès Sassier and Gérard Sassier. The scene is set before a fireplace, its mantelpiece displaying Picasso’s own sculptures and ceramics, 1956.

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
On the floor frame with 15.3 x 15.3 cm tiles, >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
"L'enfant", 1956. Spies:506,
"La femme enceinte,1er état", 1950. Spies:349.I;

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

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