Picasso Carnet de la Californie, Studio in Black, 3.11.55, IV

• Originally sketched by Picasso on Originally sketched by Picasso on Nov 3, 1955
• Printed in 1959 by Atelier Duval
• Published by Cercle d’Art, Paris
• Edition size of 1500
• This print measures 16 1/2” x 10 1/2”

One of 39 full page prints on Arches paper from Picasso’s notebook of drawings made between November 1955 and January 1956.  The images were bound in a spiral notebook, as the original.  The perforation has been partially trimmed as pictured.

The collection is referenced: Cramer; 101, Reuße; 76-, Murlot; 327, Bloch; 900

This image is Picasso’s drawing of his studio in his home, Villa La Californie, originally Villa Fénelon, and located in Cannes, France.  The home is in the quarter of La Californie, hence the name, and served as Picasso and Jacqueline Roque’s home from 1955 to 1961.

In this home Picasso painted many of his masterpieces, including

 “La Californie. Interior with Red Armchair,” and “La Fenêtre De L'atelier À La Californie” as part of a series of 13 paintings depicting the interiors of his home and studio.

These paintings were based on the sketches found in the portfolio, “Carnet de la Californie” including  this print.