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Pablo Picasso — La Californie (Intérieur rouge) (La Californie - Red Interior)
Pablo Picasso

La Californie (Intérieur rouge) (La Californie - Red Interior)

A vibrant and dynamic interior scene rendered through Picasso's bold aquatint technique, this work captures the layered complexity of his Cannes studio, La Californie, through a rich interplay of deep reds and contrasting hues. The composition reflects Picasso's characteristic Cubist-influenced approach, fragmenting and reimagining the spatial relationships within the room with expressive, gestural lines. Printed on the fine texture of Rives BFK paper, the work retains remarkably fresh colors that heighten the dramatic energy of the interior space.

Medium
Aquatint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, the colors fresh.

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Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection

April 18, 2017

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Pablo Picasso, La Californie (Intérieur rouge) (La Californie - Red Interior)

A vibrant and dynamic interior scene rendered through Picasso's bold aquatint technique, this work captures the layered complexity of his Cannes studio, La Californie, through a rich interplay of deep reds and contrasting hues. The composition reflects Picasso's characteristic Cubist-influenced approach, fragmenting and reimagining the spatial relationships within the room with expressive, gestural lines. Printed on the fine texture of Rives BFK paper, the work retains remarkably fresh colors that heighten the dramatic energy of the interior space.

Medium
Aquatint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, the colors fresh.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Cubism, Interior Scene, Male Artist, Modernist, Printmaking, Bold Lines, Warm Red Tones, Spanish Artist, Master Artist, Aquatint

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Richard Caswell, Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo, Alex Capecelatro, Saul Beceiro Novo