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Jacqueline Picasso or Jacqueline Roque (24 February 1927 – 15 October 1986) was the muse and second wife of Pablo Picasso. Their marriage lasted 12 years until his death, during which time he created over 400 portraits of her, more than any of Picasso's other lovers.
Jacqueline with flowers, 1954 by Picasso. Picasso met Jacqueline Roque in 1953 at the pottery when she was 27 years old and he was 72. He romanced her by drawing a dove on her house in chalk and bringing her one rose a day until she agreed to date him six months later.
Jacqueline Roque remained with Picasso until his death in 1973 and was the most featured woman across his artwork. The circumstances surrounding their meeting were not traditional, with Picasso becoming entangled with Roque while he was still with Françoise Gilot, the mother of his two children.
In 1953 Picasso met Jacqueline Roque in a ceramic workshop Madoura Pottery. She was his last beloved, the last muse, the most loyal and fanatic admirer of his talent. When their romantic relationship began, Jacqueline turned from an assistant in a workshop into Picasso’s model.
May 30, 2013 · In 1955, when Pablo Picasso moved to the villa La Californie in the hills above Cannes, France, with Jacqueline Roque, who was to become his second wife, he was considered to be the...
Jacqueline Roque met Pablo Picasso in the summer of 1952 while working at the Madoura gallery - Jacqueline being a relative of Suzanne Ramié. The last model and companion of the painter, Jacqueline shared the last twenty years of Picasso's life, becoming his wife in 1961.
When Jacqueline Roque (1927–1986) appeared in Picasso’s life in 1952 she instilled a new creativity in his work and her image soon became a constant presence in his production.
