Francis Bay - Pablo Picasso with family - Original signed photo
Beautiful intimate scene of Pablo Picasso surrounded by his partner, Jacqueline Roque, his eldest son Paulo, accompanied by his second wife Christine Pauplin and a couple of friends.
Silver print by Nice photographer Francis Bay, stamp lower right on the front, copy right, numbered 33 on the back.
Photo embellished with the autograph signature in black ink of Pablo Picasso.
Dimensions: 24 x 18 cm
Slight crease mark of 4cm at the top right, otherwise good condition.
The moment most likely takes place with Pablo Picasso in his villa "La Californie". At this time, he shared his life with his last partner, Jacqueline Roque, with whom he fell under the spell at her ceramist Madoura in Vallauris in 1952. In 1961, the couple formalized their relationship by getting married on March 2, they left settle in the mountains, near Mougins, at the Notre-Dame-de-Vie farmhouse which will be the final residence of the Spanish master. Paulo Picasso is Pablo's first son with his first wife Olga Khokhlova, a Russian ballet dancer. He divorced his first wife, Emilienne Lotte, with whom he had 2 children, then married his second wife, Christine Pauplin, who gave him a third child, Bernard Picasso, born in 1959.
Dimensions :
- Height : 24 cm
- Width : 18 cm
Pablo Picasso :
Pablo Ruiz Picasso is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.
Born in Malaga in 1881, he arrives at Barcelona at 15 and makes his first exposition five years later. He established himself at "Bateau-Lavoir" studio in Paris (Montmartre) in 1904. His early paintings are classical at that time and divided by periods, the "blue period" (1901-1904) followed by the "pink period" (1904-1906).
Marked by new influences (Ingres, Cézanne, Gauguin) and new meetings (Matisses, Braques, Derain), Picasso's painting made a radical turn clearly perceptible in his "Demoiselles d’Avignon" (1906-1907). This geometrization which quickly became fragmentation, followed by Braque, announced the birth of Cubism. In this revolutionary artistic impulsion, the year 1911 is marked by the first "papiers collés" of the art History. His native Spain clearly influenced his works between 1930-1944. Affected by the Civil War, he awaked himself to militancy with "Guernica", 1937. A same anxiety can be felt through his parisian works during Second World War ("Still life with steer skull", 1942). His setting in the south of France and his membership to the Communist Party in 1944 gives way to hope in his painting ("La joie de vivre", 1946). Years 1950-1960 show the influence of contemporaries such as Matisse and great masters as Delacroix, Velázquez, Manet or David. He works until his death in Mougins, in 1973.
