The foyer in an 18th-century Palladian-style villa in the south of France known as Château de Clavary introduces two quite exceptional features that bring this space to life: a pair of plaster and marble consoles by Emilio Terry, who once worked at de Clavary, and the room’s dominant feature, a mosaic stone floor designed by Pablo Picasso in 1927. Here is a room that marries two ideals in perfect unison and harmony: classicism and modernism. It’s a case of “opposites attract”, where tension is created between seemingly disparate styles, where balance is achieved commingling the raw and the refined. * The first image was photographed by Carrie Donovan in 1981 for Living Well; the second image originates from a House Beautiful feature published in 1975 via @jenniferboles; the third is a movie still from the documentary “Picasso – Magic, Sex and Death” by John Richardson, Picasso’s authoritative biographer. * #châteaudeclavary #auribeausursiagne #peterwilson #sothebyparkbernet #picasso #iconicartist #mosaic #cubism #emilioterry #rockconsole #classicism #modernism #1920sdesign #palladianstyle #palladianstylevilla #cotedazure #southoffrance #frenchriviera #classicism #classicalrevival #romanticrevival #scaleandproportion #harmony #classicmodern #elegant #sober #restrained #russellgreely #françoisdegouydarcy #johnrichardson #picassobiographer https://www.instagram.com/c_w_interiors/p/BubNqv1lnyh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=54a9kk4aj13t
