Paloma Picasso
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Paloma Picasso (born Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot on 19 April 1949) is a
Paloma Picasso is represented in many of her father's works, such as Paloma with an Orange and Paloma in Blue.[2] Paloma Picasso is also represented in her mother's work, "Paloma à la Guitare” (1965), which sold for $1.3 million in 2021.[3]
Career
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Paloma Picasso's jewelry career began in 1968, when she was a costume designer in Paris.[4] Some rhinestone necklaces she had created from stones purchased at flea markets drew attention from critics. Encouraged by this early success, the designer pursued formal schooling in jewelry design. A year later, Picasso presented her first efforts to her friend, famed couturier Yves Saint Laurent, who immediately commissioned her to design accessories to accompany one of his collections. By 1971, she was working for the Greek jewelry company Zolotas.[5]
In 1980 Picasso began designing jewelry for
Two American museums have acquired Picasso's work for their permanent collections. Housed in the
Since 1983, she has been a member of the
In 2010, Picasso celebrated her 30th anniversary with Tiffany and Co. by introducing a collection based upon her love of Morocco, called Marrakesh. In 2011, she debuted her Venezia collection, which celebrates the city of Venice and its motifs.
Red
Picasso has a penchant for red;[8][9] her red lipsticks were called "her calling cards".[10] François Nars says about Picasso, "red is her trademark."[11] "It's her signature, defining, one might say, the designer's red period."[12]
Her fascination with red started at an early age, when she began wearing bright red lipstick at age 6.
Film
Picasso briefly lost interest in designing following the death of her father in 1973, at which time she played
Personal life
In 1978, Picasso married Argentine playwright and director Rafael Lopez-Cambil (also known as Rafael Lopez-Sanchez) in a black-and-white themed wedding. The couple later divorced. In 1999, Picasso married Eric Thévenet, a
Paloma Picasso's older brother was Claude Picasso (1947-2023), her half-brother was Paulo Picasso (1921–1975), her half-sister was Maya (1935–2022), and she has another half-sister, Aurelia (b. 1956), from her mother's marriage to artist Luc Simon.
References
- ^ Williams, Paige, Paloma Picasso - The Jeweler with the famous name designs a big brand and a wonderful life, Pink Magazine, pp. 48–53, March–April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2012
- ^ "Paloma Picasso," from the Biography Resource Center, the Gale Group, 2001.
- ^ "Françoise Gilot, Artist in the Shadow of Picasso, Is Dead at 101".
- ^ "Paloma Picasso" Retrieved 21 July 2015
- ^ "Η Ιστορια Του Οικου". Zolotas.gr. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Fashion Encyclopedia. 13 November 2008.
- ^ "Vanity Fair". Vanity Fair.
- ISBN 978-0-8118-2011-0.
- ISBN 9789741325160.
- ^ ISBN 9781451612615.
- ISBN 978-0-312-19914-2.
- ^ Working woman. Hal Publications. 1990. p. 144.
- ^ a b Egan, Maura (22 October 2006). "Picasso's Red Period". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Tiffany & Co. For The Press | About Tiffany & Co. | Paloma Picasso | United States". press.tiffany.com.
- ^ "A Fashionable Life: Paloma Picasso". Harper's BAZAAR. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Ibid.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
External links
- Paloma Picasso at FMD
- Paloma Picasso at IMDb