Gilot, Françoise. (b. 1921). Claude Drives His Car, 1949. Original painting, gouache and pencil on paper. 19 7/8" x 25 3/4". Signed lower right. Painted 1949, Gilot Archive reference number G. 837. Mounted on linen and framed. Provenance: The estate of novelist, Sanford Friedman (1928 - 2010), originally acquired through the Galerie Louise Leiris.
During this period, Gilot was only working on paper and this is very representative of her work at this time in her career. The image is of her son, Claude Picasso, on his toy car. She did several variations of this image of Claude riding his car at this time.
Françoise Gilot, French painter and bestselling author living in New York City and Paris, is widely known as the lover and artistic muse of Pablo Picasso from 1944 to 1953, and the mother of his children, Claude Picasso and Paloma Picasso. In May of 2012, the Gagosian Gallery in New York will present an exhibition that chronicles the years in which she and Picasso were together.
During this period, Gilot was only working on paper and this is very representative of her work at this time in her career. The image is of her son, Claude Picasso, on his toy car. She did several variations of this image of Claude riding his car at this time.
Françoise Gilot, French painter and bestselling author living in New York City and Paris, is widely known as the lover and artistic muse of Pablo Picasso from 1944 to 1953, and the mother of his children, Claude Picasso and Paloma Picasso. In May of 2012, the Gagosian Gallery in New York will present an exhibition that chronicles the years in which she and Picasso were together.
Gilot, Françoise. (b. 1921). Claude Drives His Car, 1949. Original painting, gouache and pencil on paper. 19 7/8" x 25 3/4". Signed lower right. Painted 1949, Gilot Archive reference number G. 837. Mounted on linen and framed. Provenance: The estate of novelist, Sanford Friedman (1928 - 2010), originally acquired through the Galerie Louise Leiris.
During this period, Gilot was only working on paper and this is very representative of her work at this time in her career. The image is of her son, Claude Picasso, on his toy car. She did several variations of this image of Claude riding his car at this time.
Françoise Gilot, French painter and bestselling author living in New York City and Paris, is widely known as the lover and artistic muse of Pablo Picasso from 1944 to 1953, and the mother of his children, Claude Picasso and Paloma Picasso. In May of 2012, the Gagosian Gallery in New York will present an exhibition that chronicles the years in which she and Picasso were together.
During this period, Gilot was only working on paper and this is very representative of her work at this time in her career. The image is of her son, Claude Picasso, on his toy car. She did several variations of this image of Claude riding his car at this time.
Françoise Gilot, French painter and bestselling author living in New York City and Paris, is widely known as the lover and artistic muse of Pablo Picasso from 1944 to 1953, and the mother of his children, Claude Picasso and Paloma Picasso. In May of 2012, the Gagosian Gallery in New York will present an exhibition that chronicles the years in which she and Picasso were together.