Françoise Gilot, whose career was overshadowed by relationship with Picasso, dies at 101

Artist Françoise Gilot, acclaimed painter who loved and later left Picasso, is dead at 101

NEW YORK (AP) — Françoise Gilot, a prolific and acclaimed painter who produced art for well more than a half-century but was nonetheless more famous for her turbulent relationship with Pablo Picasso — and for leaving him — died Tuesday in New York City, where she had lived for decades. She was 101.

She was considered Picasso's muse — and the only woman who ever left him. But Françoise Gilot herself was also highly acclaimed in the art world, until her death at the age of 101. By: Antje Passenheim. [more]

Françoise Gilot (1921-2023): French artist Françoise Gilot was Picasso's muse for ten years. She grew into a feminist icon. The...

French painter Francoise Gilot, the only woman to dump Picasso, dies aged 101

Gilot stood up to the giant of modern art, and was the only woman to leave Picasso of her own accord

Françoise Gilot, French artist who loved and left Picasso, dies at 101

French painter Françoise Gilot, who created artworks for more than 60 years but was better known for her rocky relationship with the much older Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, has passed away at the age of 101.

Francoise Gilot: Artist, writer and Picasso's former lover, dies at 101

Gilot, who was 101, emerged from Picasso's shadow to become acclaimed as an artist in her own right.