Dancing Picasso
I love it when my French friend Pascale texts me : Je suis à Roissy, je te prends le Côté Sud ?" I'm at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport. Shall I buy Côté Sud for you? She's such a darling, she knows it's one of my favorite magazines and that I miss it more than French wine or cheese....well as much as real French croissants anyway !
So today, I had my precious magazine in hand, savouring each page of it and particularly the articles about Picasso and the various houses where he stayed in the south of France, among which the Château de Vauvenargues which will be opened to visitors this coming september. I was so charmed by the photo introducing the article, taken by American war photographer David Douglas Duncan, a close friend of the artist that I wanted to see more of the pictures he took of Picasso.
So today, I had my precious magazine in hand, savouring each page of it and particularly the articles about Picasso and the various houses where he stayed in the south of France, among which the Château de Vauvenargues which will be opened to visitors this coming september. I was so charmed by the photo introducing the article, taken by American war photographer David Douglas Duncan, a close friend of the artist that I wanted to see more of the pictures he took of Picasso.
Duncan stayed with Picasso and Jacqueline, the artist's last love, at villa la Californie in Cannes. This is how Picasso greeted him when he arrived on february 8th 1956: from the bathtub with Jacqueline amorously scrubbing his back
here he is playing with his son Claude, whom he had with his former wife Françoise
I find this picture fantastic...Picasso does enjoy his fish ! and look at the dog standing by him...too cute
A lot had been said about Picasso's numerous lovers and tumultuous love life and conjugal infidelity but looking at the two photos below, all I see is the tender love of an aging man towards his younger wife
such a beautiful gesture of the hand....you can nearly feel the love....
In his book, Goodbye Picasso, Duncan wrote the following : "guests arriving at la Californie (those fortunate few of the day, or week, or even month when the gates opened to outsiders) were welcomed by Picasso, a host who was perhaps the best man on earth, certainly its most influential artist, who often garbed the visitor (and Jacqueline too) with gifts of his own creations...."
However, Picasso and Jacqueline will leave the big villa, La Californie, in Cannes for the château de Vauvenargues, in quest of more intimacy. I envy the happy few who will have the opportunity to go and visit !
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(ps: to Mary's mom...thank you very much for your visit. I would love to go and visit your blog but i can't find the post on which you left your comment ! I've been checking on various old posts and just can't find it. Would you mind just leaving a comment with your link on this post so that I can click on it ? Thank you !)
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all pics were taken by David Douglas at villa La Californie, between 1956 and 1960
first pic : Côté Sud - issue june-july 20o9
other pics from here
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(ps: to Mary's mom...thank you very much for your visit. I would love to go and visit your blog but i can't find the post on which you left your comment ! I've been checking on various old posts and just can't find it. Would you mind just leaving a comment with your link on this post so that I can click on it ? Thank you !)
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all pics were taken by David Douglas at villa La Californie, between 1956 and 1960
first pic : Côté Sud - issue june-july 20o9
other pics from here
Comments
Also merci my dear for entering my give-away...you are not late at all!
Have a wonderful day,
Nathalie
Great post!
Picasso reminds us all to live life with passion!
Cheers!
Ry
to inspire me so early
in my day
with loving photos of picasso ♥
:-)
on my way to work
at the library
where i will
research more books
on this fascinating man...
{{ is it just me
or do you find him sexy even to the end?
his joy of life,
his enjoyment is everyday actions,
his eyes lit up with happiness--->
yes
yes
yes
a sexy man
in each of these photos }}
je vais voir Picasso la semaine prochaine à AIX.
manon
I love a good magazine too.
Catherine xo
Thank you for selecting these exceptional photos and for pointing out all the lovely details, especially the dog and the gesture of Picasso's hand.
She came to promote a book or something, and the American Women's Club invited her to give a talk. I told my art teacher and he went off and sure enough, she graciously came to the university to speak to us.
She had spirit! What a life.
I made an error. Francoise Gilot was not married to him although she had two children with him. She had marvelous stories of living with Picasso in her book.
ps I love those hair products you mentioned.
Love you, sweet Lala.
This was such a dear post and I am so glad Scarlet brought it to my attention...!
My favorite Picasso moment, though, was with Sloane. You know, there is an entire post in this story. I'll write it soon. I promise.
Je suis allée voir l'expo en nocturne , c'était fantastique et j'espère pouvoir visiter le Chateau mais c'est quasiment déjà tout vendu ...enfinsi j'y vais je ferais certainement un post. J'adore Picasso en train de manger le poisson