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Olga Picasso (born Olga Stepanovna Khokhlova; Russian: Ольга Степановна Хохлова; 17 June 1891 – 11 February 1955) was a Russian ballet dancer in the Ballets Russes, directed by Sergei Diaghilev and based in Paris. There she met and married the artist Pablo Picasso, served as one of his early muses, and was the mother of their son, Paul (Paulo).
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- Olga Khokhlova. 1917. Picasso and Olga Khokhlova met thanks to impresario Sergei Diaghilev. She was a dancer with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company, while Picasso was a set and costume designer for the revolutionary ballet Parade.
- Olga Khokhlova in a mantilla. 1917. The ardent Spaniard was captivated by the beauty and refined manners of his Russian wife. He followed the ballet troupe on a tour of Spain, where he painted one of the most famous portraits of Khokhlova—in a traditional Spanish lace mantilla (Picasso actually used an ordinary tablecloth to imitate it).
- Portrait of Olga in an armchair. 1917. Diaghilev hinted to Picasso that it was customary to marry Russian women, and so the amorous Spaniard decided to do so.
- Portrait of Olga Khokhlova. 1918. There is always a touch of the personal in any Picasso canvas. The image of Olga became ever-present in the artist’s studio, and over their 17 years of life together, it took on many different forms, verging at times on the religious.
Olga Khokhlova was a Russian ballet dancer and the first wife of renowned Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso. The two first met while working on a ballet production in France. Picasso pursued her for a while, but Olga was not ready to get into a relationship back then.
Learn about Olga Khokhlova, the ballerina who married Picasso in 1918 and inspired many of his paintings and sculptures. See photos and portraits of her from different periods of their life together.
May 8, 2017 · Learn about Olga Khokhlova, the Ukrainian ballerina who became Picasso's first wife and muse, through letters, photos, and paintings. Explore her life, loss, and legacy at the Picasso Museum.
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A painting of Olga Khokhlova, a dancer and Picasso's future wife, in a Neoclassical pose. The portrait contrasts the detailed figure with a vague background, and was exhibited by Picasso in 1921.
Artsmarts • March 25, 2019. Love Story in Paintings: Pablo Picasso and Olga Khoklova. Like 21. For some reason, it’s not customary to speak well of Picasso 's first wife. Many of the artist’s friends openly disliked Olga Khoklova. And the artist himself caused a lot of brickbat.
