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Pablo Picasso and Claude Picasso at Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat he received from Jacqueline. Claude Picasso with his Christmas present, a toy Citroën DS. Sculptures in the garden of La Californie, Cannes 1956. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Pablo Picasso and Claude Picasso at Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat he received from Jacqueline. Claude Picasso with his Christmas present, a toy Citroën DS. Sculptures in the garden of La Californie, Cannes 1956.

In the sculpture garden of his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso stands with his son, Claude, at Christmas 1956. Picasso holds the leash of Esmeralda, a goat he received as a gift from Jacqueline. Beside him, Claude intently examines a large bronze sculpture, holding his own present, a toy Citroën DS.

Artworks:

  • "La chèvre", 1950. MPParis:340.II a; Spies:409.II
  • "Tête de femme", 1931. Spies:133.I,
  • "La femme en robe longue", 1943. Spies:238.II; BS.55:175

    • Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Cars, Pets, Sculptures

Filename:

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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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