Pablo Picasso discussing with the expert Pierre Baudouin the project for a tapestry designed by him. At right Paulo Picasso. La Californie, Cannes 1959.

Pablo Picasso, hand to his chin in contemplation, discusses a tapestry of his own design at his villa La Californie in Cannes, 1959. The large artwork, featuring abstract, clown-like figures, is held up for his inspection by the expert Pierre Baudouin and the artist’s son, Paulo Picasso, at right. Standing on the stone steps in bright sunlight, the men and the building’s facade are defined by sharp shadows.

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Tapestry "Les clowns à la lune bleue", 1959, not 1969. Christie's London, Feb 2004. After litho "Deux clowns: trois dessins collés au dos d'une affiche". 1954. Bloch.I:766

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