Living Forest

Details

Françoise Gilot (b. 1921)
Living Forest
signed and dated 'F. Gilot Nov. 1977.' (lower right); titled 'Living Forest' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
51¼ x 31 7/8 in. (130 x 81 cm.)
Painted in 1977

Provenance

Private collection of the artist.
Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles.
Harle Montgomery, California (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Literature

F. Gilot and D. Vierny, Francoise Gilot, Lausanne, 2000, pp. 206 and 441 (illustrated in colour, p. 207).
Fran?oise Gilot has confirmed the authenticity of this work. It is recorded in her archives under the number 913.

Exhibited

La Jolla, California, Riggs Gallery, For the Love of Art , July 1992.

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Lot Essay

From the age of five, Francoise Gilot knew she wanted to be an artist. Born to a Parisian businessman and a watercolourist, Gilot studied law while secretly continuing her art. At the young age of 21, Gilot was already an accomplished artist in her own right during World War II. After meeting Gilot in a caf in the spring of 1943, Pablo Picasso, already a world-famous artist, fell madly in love with her. This meeting marked the beginning of a decade-long romance, during which she was surrounded by the titans of Modernism including Chagall, Braque and Matisse. Their long relationship bore two children - Claude and Paloma. Currently based in New York, Gilot was recently appointed an Officer of the Lgion d'Honneur, one of France's highest distinctions.

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