Isidre Nonell was an artist friend of Picasso’s from Barcelona. He was born in 1872, so he was about nine years older than Picasso. Unfortunately, he died in 1911, probably when Picasso was in southern France with Eva Gouel. Nonell’s paintings are classified as post-impressionism work, and some think his work belongs to modernism and…
Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Málaga, Spain. Málaga is a city in the region of Andalusia in southern Spain on the Costa del Sol or Coast of the Sun on the Mediterranean Sea. The artist’s name at…
Happy Friday! For “L” day in the A to Z Challenge I am going to be brief. Enjoy a few pictures of Picasso‘s dachshund, Lump. Except Lump is not really Picasso‘s dachshund. Lump belonged to David Douglas Duncan and Picasso “borrowed” Lump for about 6 years. Find out Lump’s story HERE. …
Olga Khokhlova was Picasso’s first wife and the mother of his first-born son, Paulo. After being rejected by Irène Lagut and after the death of Eva Gouel, Picasso was in his 30s and wanted to settle down. On the rebound from Irène, Picasso went to Rome with the Ballets Russes under the direction of Sergei…
Jacqueline Roque was Picasso’s second and last wife. He started having an affair with her when he was still in a relationship with Françoise Gilot. Picasso and Jacqueline met in 1953. After Françoise Gilot left him, Picasso’s first wife, Olga Khokhlova, died in 1955 and he was finally free to marry. Olga Khokhlova was always…
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