One of the places in Paris most associated with Picasso and his fellow artists is the Bateau Lavoir (see earlier post HERE from “B” day). After Picasso married Olga Kokhlova, they lived at 23, rue la Boétie. Art dealer and good friend Paul Rosenberg provided this apartment for the Picassos and this was a very…
Facts about Fernande Olivier: Fernande Olivier was born Amélie Lang in 1881 in the garment district of Paris. Born out-of-wedlock, her mother left her with relatives outside of the city and they treated her poorly. She was raised by an aunt who took advantage of her and her obliging personality. Raped by a friend of…
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. …
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