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

At his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso celebrates Christmas 1956 with Jacqueline Roque, Claude and Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, and Gérard Sassier. As the children gather with presents on the floor, Picasso looks on from beside a large Christmas tree. In the midst of the festive scene stands Esmeralda, a goat given to the artist by Jacqueline. The fireplace mantel is adorned not with traditional decorations but with Picasso's own ceramics and painted cutouts, blending the family celebration with his creative world.

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, identified second row right "Tête de faune III", 1956. Sotheby's London, 5.2.2020
Upper row right: "Tête de faune", 1956. Sotheby's London, 6.2.2013
Other tiles in the panneau >> Artwork(s) not yet identified
"L'enfant", 1956. Spies:506,

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

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