1901, Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Lola, Sister of the Artist -- Phillips Collection (Washington) (special exhibition)
From the special exhibition label: María Dolores Ruiz Picasso, also known as Lola, was Picasso’s younger sister. Born in Málaga, Spain, in 1884, she frequently modelled for the young artist. In this solemn portrait, painted during Picasso’s short stay in Barcelona in late April and early May 1901, Lola casts a serious gaze toward the viewer. The dark colours and melancholy mood of this work are very different from the livelier, more colourful works Picasso painted in Paris in preparation for his first Parisian exhibition in June and July 1901.
1901, Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Lola, Sister of the Artist -- Phillips Collection (Washington) (special exhibition)
From the special exhibition label: María Dolores Ruiz Picasso, also known as Lola, was Picasso’s younger sister. Born in Málaga, Spain, in 1884, she frequently modelled for the young artist. In this solemn portrait, painted during Picasso’s short stay in Barcelona in late April and early May 1901, Lola casts a serious gaze toward the viewer. The dark colours and melancholy mood of this work are very different from the livelier, more colourful works Picasso painted in Paris in preparation for his first Parisian exhibition in June and July 1901.