Art Of The Day Weekly
#438 - from 7 July 2016 to 7 September 2016
Pablo Picasso, Jacqueline aux jambes repliées, 1954. Private collection © Succession Picasso / 2016 ProLitteris Zurich / Photographie Claude Germain
The ultimate Picasso
MARTIGNY– She was his last muse, bid him goodbye at the castle of Vauvenargues (where he is buried) and, finding his absence unbearable, committed suicide 13 years after his demise. Jacqueline Roque (1926-1986) is inseparable from Picasso’s last period, the one of a relentless master who at more than 75 years old, kept a certain greeness, a creativity and surprising energy. From Cannes to Mougins, Jacqueline is often at the center of his compositions, which also explore the relationship to the great masters (Delacroix, Velázquez and Poussin).
• Picasso, l’œuvre ultime. Hommage à Jacqueline, at the fondation Gianadda, from 18 June to 20 November 2016.