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.

An intimate Christmas gathering at Pablo Picasso's villa, La Californie, in Cannes, 1956. The center of attention is Esmeralda, a goat gifted to the artist by Jacqueline. Gathered around the animal are Jacqueline, housekeeper Inès Sassier, Claude and Paloma Picasso, Catherine Hutin, and Gérard Sassier. Standing over them, Picasso looks on with a gentle expression. The artist’s studio, with its decorated tree and a mantelpiece adorned with his distinctive artworks, provides the setting for a warm and slightly surreal holiday celebration.

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;
"Musicien assis", 1956. Spies:548
"La femme enceinte,1er état", 1950. Spies:349.I;

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Ceramics, Music, Musicians, Pets, Sculptures

Filename:

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