Picasso and Jacqueline viewing a book about Bernard Palissy, French potter of the 16th century. La Californie, Cannes 1957. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Picasso and Jacqueline viewing a book about Bernard Palissy, French potter of the 16th century. La Californie, Cannes 1957.

In their villa La Californie in Cannes, 1957, Pablo Picasso and Jacqueline Roque are captured in an intimate moment. They are engrossed in a book about the 16th-century French potter Bernard Palissy, their gazes fixed on a page displaying an intricate design. Picasso, wearing dark-rimmed glasses, leans forward from his wicker chair as Jacqueline rests her chin on her hand. The surrounding studio, filled with artwork, a decorated kite from 1956, and a lute, reveals a busy, creative, and lived-in space.


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Artworks:

  • "Chouette", 1957. MPP:3737
  • "Nature morte au compotier" or "Nature morte aux cerises", 1943. ,
  • bullfight painting by Claude: POUR MON PAPA CHERIE CLAUDE
  • Abbreviations: see Bibliography


Keywords:

Books, Ceramics

Filename:

pic570051.jpg



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