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

On Christmas Day 1956, at his villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso examines a toy Citroën DS, a present held up by his son, Claude. In his right hand, the artist holds the leash for Esmeralda, a small goat standing on a platform nearby. The goat was a Christmas gift to Picasso from Jacqueline. The scene unfolds on the sunlit stone patio, with the villa’s shuttered windows in the background.

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Cars, Pets

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