At the Gallery: La Joie de Vivre by Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Thursday 30th August, 2018
Picasso moved in the South of France towards the latter part of his life, to Provence where he spent most of the happiest and some of his most productive years. In Antibes, his first stop, he produced some of his most joyful works, including 'La Joie de Vivre'.
“It was at Vallauris that Picasso discovered ceramics. Here, he produced over 4000 works at the Fournas workshop. He also gifted the sculpture 'L’Homme au mouton' to the town, which can be discovered in the Place du Village and chose the Roman chapel of Vallauris to put up the important fresco 'La Guerre et La Paix'." (Source)
In 1959 he moved to Vauvenargues near Aix en Provence with Jacqueline Roque, at the foot of the famous Mount Saint- Victoire.
“During the years he spent in the Mediterranean, he was surrounded by the things he loved — the water, the sun, Jacqueline Roque — igniting the last great outpouring of his genius.” (Source)

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