Tulipes Perroquet, 1979, Françoise Gilot, (b.1921)

Parrot Tulips
Oil on canvas
39” x 24”

©️Françoise Gilot

Sold by Sotheby’s in 2018 Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale,
Price realized 50.000 USD

Françoise Gilot is a French painter of the Post-World War II School. At the age of 21 she met Pablo Picasso, and the two embarked on a ten-year relationship. Gilot is considered by some to have been his muse, and though her work during this time was influenced by Picasso’s Cubism, her paintings are characterized by a preference for organic forms over Picasso’s use of sharp angles. In 1953, Gilot left Picasso, taking with her their two children, Claude and Paloma, and 11 years later, published the best-selling book Life With Picasso describing their intimate family life and artistic collaborations.