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Pablo Picasso in his bathtub at La Californie. Our First Meeting, February 8, 1956
Pablo Picasso in his bathtub at La Californie. Our First Meeting, February 8, 1956

Pablo Picasso in his bathtub at La Californie. Our First Meeting, February 8, 1956

Artist David Douglas Duncan (American, 1916 - 2018)
Date1956; printed 2013
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 13 7/8 × 20 7/8 inches (35.24 × 53.02 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/16 × 24 inches (50.96 × 60.96 cm)
Credit LineGift of David Douglas Duncan
Object number2014.11.7
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of Picasso smiling while bathing in his bathtub.
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Picasso in his Bathtub, at First Meeting with Duncan
Picasso in his Bathtub, at First Meeting with Duncan
David Douglas Duncan
1958
R58-18/7
Pablo Picasso alone in his studio at La Californie. Jacqueline's charcoal portrait is at left.
Pablo Picasso alone in his studio at La Californie. Jacqueline's charcoal portrait is at left.
David Douglas Duncan
1956-1959; printed 2013
2014.11.39
Pablo and Jacqueline on the front steps of La Californie, the first day of our friendship
Pablo and Jacqueline on the front steps of La Californie, the first day of our friendship
David Douglas Duncan
February 8, 1956; printed 2013
2014.11.8
Pablo Picasso moving Woman Standing with Woman Standing with Open Arms and The Boy (1956)
Pablo Picasso moving Woman Standing with Woman Standing with Open Arms and The Boy (1956)
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.97
Picasso on La Californie's third-floor balcony, where his pigeons lived. Cannes and the Mediterranean fill the horizon beyond his garden
Picasso on La Californie's third-floor balcony, where his pigeons lived. Cannes and the Mediterranean fill the horizon beyond his garden
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.10
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, in his Favorite Chair, in his Studio, in his Home, La Californie
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, in his Favorite Chair, in his Studio, in his Home, La Californie
David Douglas Duncan
1958
R58-18/53 Y
Picasso's home at Villa La Californie was a world apart, an enchanted place where the artist's oldest and newest friends seemed drawn by the same magic that had lured so many others to his bleak studio soon after he arrived in Paris from Barcelona. Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and Picasso wear masks while New York gallery owner Eleanor Saidenberg looks on
Picasso's home at Villa La Californie was a world apart, an enchanted place where the artist's oldest and newest friends seemed drawn by the same magic that had lured so many others to his bleak studio soon after he arrived in Paris from Barcelona. Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and Picasso wear masks while New York gallery owner Eleanor Saidenberg looks on
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.99
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, in his Favorite Chair, in his Home, La Californie
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, in his Favorite Chair, in his Home, La Californie
David Douglas Duncan
1958
R58-18/64
Jacqueline and Picasso in his studio on canvas signing day at La Californie
Jacqueline and Picasso in his studio on canvas signing day at La Californie
David Douglas Duncan
1960-1965; printed 2013
2014.11.140
Picasso on La Californie's third-floor balcony, where his pigeons lived
Picasso on La Californie's third-floor balcony, where his pigeons lived
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.9
Summertime, La Californie, Picasso wore a hand-tooled leather belt inscribed with his signature, a gift from an American admirer
Summertime, La Californie, Picasso wore a hand-tooled leather belt inscribed with his signature, a gift from an American admirer
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.103
Extreme close-up of Pablo Picasso's eyes. La Californie's windows are seen clearly reflected.
Extreme close-up of Pablo Picasso's eyes. La Californie's windows are seen clearly reflected.
David Douglas Duncan
1956-1959; printed 2013
2014.11.159