Thursday, May 30, 2013

The Studio (1956)


‘‘The Studio’’ (1956) shows a portrait of Jacqueline with palm trees in the garden peeking through the window. Giraudon/The Bridgeman Art Library

Jacqueline de Vauvenargues (1959)


Picasso frequently painted Jacqueline Roque, who was 46 years younger, in profile — like in ‘‘Jacqueline de Vauvenargues’’ (1959) — because it reminded him of an Algerian woman whom he admired in a Delacroix painting.