Jacqueline pulls a surprise cracker with Claude Picasso. Behind her daughter Catherine Hutin, Paloma Picasso and Pablo Picasso looking on. On the right Gérard Sassier. La Californie, Cannes 1959.

In the sunlit, art-filled room of the Villa La Californie, Pablo Picasso observes an intimate family scene. With a cigarette in his mouth, he watches as his wife, Jacqueline, pulls a surprise cracker with his son Claude. Looking on are his daughter Paloma, Jacqueline's daughter Catherine Hutin, and, to the right, Gérard Sassier. Strong sunlight streams through a large window, casting long shadows and capturing a candid moment in Cannes, 1959.

Artworks:

"Intérieur avec femme dans un rocking-chair", 1956. Westheider:32
"La Californie IV", 1958. Westheider:35
"Nature morte au compotier" or "Nature morte aux cerises", 1943. Guigon:234
Draft for "Tête de taureau", or "Tête cornue", 1958. Spies:545; Zervos.XVIII:97 (Cardboard maquette Picasso probably used for his wood sculpture "Taureau")
Bullfight painting by Claude: POUR MON PAPA CHERIE CLAUDE
Draft for "Tête de taureau", or "Tête cornue", 1958. Spies:545; Zervos.XVIII:97 (Cardboard maquette Picasso probably used for his wood sculpture "Taureau")

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Music, RockingChair, Sculptures

Filename:

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