Pablo Picasso at Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat he received from Jacqueline. Sculptures in the garden of La Californie, Cannes 1956.
In the lush garden of his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso stands beside his large, abstract sculpture of a goat. It is Christmas 1956, and in the foreground is Esmeralda, a live goat given to him by Jacqueline. The artist, dressed in a plaid shirt, rests a hand on the complex assemblage of his sculpture, a work with a rounded body and stylized head. Behind him, another tall, slender humanoid figure stands among the palm fronds, while the small goat, dark with a white patch, occupies the gravel-covered ground.
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
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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