Picasso’s lover Françoise Gilot is dead

Françoise Gilot is dead. US media report this unanimously, citing her daughter Aurelia Engel. The native of France had long suffered from problems with the heart and lungs and died on Tuesday in a Manhattan hospital, it is said. She was 101 years old.

Born in 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, west of Paris, Gilot set up a studio as a young woman and organized her first exhibitions. In 1943 she met Pablo Picasso, who was around 40 years her senior. The two became a couple and had children Claude and Paloma.

In 1953 Gilot separated from Picasso – she is considered the only woman who left the art giant of the 20th century. She later published the book “Life with Picasso” about the relationship.

Gilot later had a brief marriage to the painter Luc Simon, who had a daughter, Aurelia. She then moved to New York and in 1970 married Jonas Salk, the discoverer of the polio vaccine against polio, with whom she remained together until his death in 1995. Gilot continued to paint until the end of her life and finally managed to find recognition in the art world.

She was Picasso’s lover: Painter Françoise Gilot dies

Françoise Gilot was with artist Pablo Picasso, who was 40 years her senior. She was the only one who left him. She has now passed away at the age of 101.

The painter and longtime partner of artist Pablo Picasso, Françoise Gilot, is dead. Gilot died at the age of 101, US media reported unanimously, citing her daughter Aurelia Engel. Gilot had long suffered from heart and lung problems and died Tuesday in a Manhattan hospital, sources said.

Born in 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, west of Paris, Gilot set up a studio as a young woman and organized her first exhibitions. In 1943 she met Picasso, who was around 40 years her senior. The two became a couple and had children Claude and Paloma. Gilot left Picasso in 1953 – she is considered the only woman to have left the art giant of the 20th century. Gilot later published the book “Life with Picasso” about the relationship.

Gilot later had a brief marriage to the painter Luc Simon, who had a daughter, Aurelia. She then moved to New York and in 1970 married Jonas Salk, the discoverer of the polio vaccine against polio, with whom she remained together until his death in 1995. Gilot continued to paint until the end of her life and finally managed to find recognition in the art world.