Femme assise (Françoise)—etched in the tonal language of Pablo Picasso’s emotional geometry, a woman rendered not in joy or ...

If asked to name any artist, most people will cite Picasso, who died 50 years ago on April 8, 1973, or Van Gogh — due to efficient brand-making in Picasso’s case and a kind of legend of ...

Françoise Gilot, a famed artist, died Tuesday at 101 years old. Though she was an acclaimed artist, Gilot was best known for her turbulent relationship with Pablo Picasso.

To be drawn into Picasso’s world would also prove tumultuous. With the liberation of Paris in August 1944, Picasso was again an international star, and he thrust himself into politics by joining ...

Françoise Gilot, a tireless artist who defied simple categorization — and efforts to define her as a footnote in the story of her former lover Pablo Picasso — died Tuesday in New York.

Françoise Gilot had long made her frustration clear that despite acclaim for her art, she would still be best known for her relationship with Pablo Picasso.

Salk widow Francoise Gilot, muse to Picasso, dies at 101 In 1970, she married Jonas Salk, the American medical researcher who developed the first safe polio vaccine.

Artist Francoise Gilot appears during an interview with Reginald Bosanquet in London on March 3, 1965, in connection with the publication of her book, "My Life With Picasso." ...

Françoise Gilot is thought to be the only woman to have left Pablo Picasso. Decades later, her work is on display in its own room of the Picasso Museum in Paris.

Like Picasso, her father “expected brilliance and obedience,” as Ms. Gilot put it. He forced her to swim and to jump from high places, to help her overcome a fear of water and heights.

— Francoise Gilot, “Life with Picasso” From a distance, great artists can hold us in a vise of awe and admiration. Close […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 82°F.