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.

A Christmas celebration at Pablo Picasso's villa, La Californie, in Cannes, 1956. The artist, in a plaid shirt, observes the festive gathering as his children Claude and Paloma, alongside Catherine Hutin and Gérard Sassier, play with new toys on the floor. Nearby, Jacqueline and housekeeper Inès Sassier are seated, petting Esmeralda, a goat gifted to Picasso by Jacqueline. The grand room is decorated with a Christmas tree, while the artist's own ceramics adorn the mantelpiece.

Artworks:

From left "Grande Bourrache pièce provençale, decor visage", dated 4.1.1952. Similar: RamieG: 281
"Musicien assis", Spies:549
"Tête au soleil", 1956. RamieG:372;
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:548

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

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