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The Bird

1963–1964

Françoise Gilot

(French, 1921–2023)
Culture
France, 20th century
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Overall: 81.3 x 65.5 cm (32 x 25 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Odette Valabrègue Wurzburger in memory of her late husband, Paul D. Wurzburger 1999.208
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

Françoise Gilot met Pablo Picasso in 1943 and was his partner for nearly a decade; they had two children: Claude and Paloma.

Description

Françoise Gilot recalled that her first revelation of natural beauty occurred when she was six years old and visited the south of France with her grandparents. Her love of the Mediterranean later expanded to encompass Italy, Tunisia, Greece, and Egypt. She wrote, “During the 1960s, all my energies focused on the Greek seashore.” The azure blue in paintings such as The Bird can be seen as reflecting her interest in Greece. Birds were a recurring motif throughout Gilot’s artistic career that began in the 1940s and lasted until her death in 2023.

The Bird

1963–1964

Françoise Gilot

(French, 1921–2023)
France, 20th century

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