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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 Roque remains Picasso’s final muse, yet little is known about the lasting damage of Picasso’s artistic pursuit upon his muses.
Oct 16, 1986 · Jacqueline Picasso, the widow of Pablo Picasso, committed suicide Wednesday at the chateau on the French Riviera where the giant of modern art died in 1973, police said.
Jacqueline Roque. 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.
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.
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.
Head of a Woman. Picasso first met Jacqueline Roque (1927–1986) in Vallauris in the summer of 1952. They were married in 1961. He recorded her distinctive features—high cheekbones, enormous eyes, and dark, straight hair—in hundreds of works in a variety of styles between 1954 and 1972.
