Picasso

It is a widely held view that Picassos creative work received a fresh impetus with each new muse in his life. This volume does not discuss his biography or his stylistic phases, however, but pays tribute to the individual fates of the women who left their mark on the artists life. Personalities like Franoise Gilot and Dora Maar are among those whose entire life and creative work are acknowledged, not just the years they spent at Picassos side. The book sketches the life of ten women in the life of the Spanish artist. Picasso was close to his mother throughout her life and chose her maiden name as his artists name. When he wanted to marry the Russian ballerina Olga Khokhlova, she warned him that he would remain married to painting throughout his life. They separated in 1935; the reason was his young muse Marie-Thrse Walter, who was also soon deposed by Dora Maar. Following various separations, women like the young artist Franoise Gilot also disappeared from Picassos canvases, but did not vanish entirely. This book pays tribute to them all. Presented women: Doa Maria Picasso y Lopez (Picassos mother), Maria Dolores Ruiz Picasso (Picassos sister), Gertrude Stein, Fernande Olivier, Eva Gouel (Marcelle Humbert), Olga Khokhlova, Marie-Thrse Walter , Dora Maar, Franoise Gilot, Jaqueline Roque