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.

Pablo Picasso celebrates Christmas 1956 at his villa La Californie in Cannes. He watches as Jacqueline pets Esmeralda, the goat she had gifted him, surrounded by children Claude Picasso, Paloma Picasso, and Catherine Hutin. Also present are Picasso’s housekeeper Inès Sassier and Gérard Sassier. The intimate gathering unfolds in the artist's studio, where a decorated Christmas tree stands among prominent sculptures and painted cutouts, merging festive family life 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
"La femme enceinte,1er état", 1950. Spies:349.I;

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

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