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Françoise Gilot (born 1922) is most famous as a mistress of Picasso between 1944 and 1953. She was raised in Paris by her father, a businessman, and her mother, a watercolorist. While training as a lawyer, Gilot was known to skip morning law classes to feed her true passion: art. Despite her mother being an artist herself, the extent of the young woman's artistic pursuits inexplicably drove her away from immediate family to her grandmother's attic. At 21, Gilot met Picasso (then 62) and would ultimately raise both their children: Claude and Paloma. The children's antics were often captured on the canvases of their parents. Gilot maintained a relationship with the Spanish painter from 1944 until 1953. Eleven years after their separation Gilot wrote Life with Picasso, a book that sold over one million copies in a dozen languages.
In 1969 Gilot was introduced to Jonas Salk at an art convention. Their mutual appreciation of architecture led to marriage in 1970 in Paris. Gilot remained married to the doctor until his death in 1995 and during her marriage she continued painting in New York, California, and Paris. As Gilot approaches 85, her art reflects her thoughts on nature and time.
Literature
Francoise Gilot. Life with Picasso. Randomhouse. Inc. Trade Paperback, 352 pages. May 1989. ISBN 0-385-26186-1.
External links
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