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.

Pablo Picasso celebrates Christmas in 1956 at his villa La Californie in Cannes. The artist watches as his son Claude kneels to play miniature billiards by a brightly lit tree. Seated on the floor, Jacqueline pets Esmeralda, a goat she had gifted to Picasso, while housekeeper Inès Sassier sits nearby. The festive scene, which also includes Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, and Gérard Sassier, unfolds in a grand room where modern artworks contrast sharply with the classical decor.

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

Filename:

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