At Christmas with Esmeralda, the goat Pablo Picasso received from Jacqueline. Jacqueline, Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, Gérard Sassier. La Californie, Cannes 1956.

Pablo Picasso and Jacqueline celebrate Christmas at their villa La Californie in Cannes, 1956. They observe Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, and Gérard Sassier as they play on the floor amidst opened presents. Standing calmly in the grand room is the goat Esmeralda, a gift to Picasso from Jacqueline. In the background, the ornate fireplace is adorned with the artist’s own paper cutouts and drawings, blending his creative world with the intimate domestic scene. A decorated Christmas tree is visible to the left.

Artworks:

From left "Grande Bourrache pièce provençale, decor visage", dated 4.1.1952. Similar: RamieG: 281
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:549
"Tête au soleil", 1956. RamieG:372;
On the floor: frame with 15.3 x 15.3 cm tiles, identified second row right "Tête de faune III", 1956. Sotheby's London, 5.2.2020
Upper row right: "Tête de faune", 1956. Sotheby's London, 6.2.2013
Other tiles in the panneau >> Artwork(s) not yet identified

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

ArtNotIdentified, Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

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