Ma Jolie (Picasso, New York)
Ma Jolie is a 1911–1912 Cubist painting by
the 1914 Picasso of the same name, now in the Indianapolis Museum of Art
.
Picasso's mistress at the time he created this painting was Eva Gouel (whose real name was Marcelle Humbert). His nickname for her was Ma Jolie; she died in 1915. Ma Jolie was also the refrain of a popular song of the day. The picture also implies a bowl of fruit situated on top of the woman's head, alluding to the abstract roots of his works before the onset of the
First World War
.
References
- ^ "Picasso: "Ma Jolie" (Woman with a Zither or Guitar)". www.artchive.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ "Pablo Picasso. "Ma Jolie". Paris, winter 1911-12 | MoMA". www.moma.org. Retrieved 2018-12-07.