Cover of Vivre avec Picasso

Françoise Gilot, Carlton Lake

Vivre avec Picasso

1964

This memoir recounts Françoise Gilot's decade-long romantic relationship with Pablo Picasso from 1943 to 1953, during which she served as his mistress, model, and mother to two of his children. Gilot provides an intimate portrait of the famous artist's personal life, creative process, and treatment of the women in his life.

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