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Fernande Olivier (born Amélie Lang; 6 June 1881 – 29 January 1966) was a French artist and model known primarily for having been the model and first muse of painter Pablo Picasso, and for her written accounts of her relationship with him. Picasso painted over 60 portraits of Olivier.
Aug 5, 2001 · By Fernande Olivier. Aug. 5, 2001. Foreword. The Mirror of the Cubist Acropolis Marilyn McCully. Pablo Picasso decided at a very young age that he wanted to become an artist, and for the rest...
Fernande Olivier. In 1904, in the waning years of the Blue Period, Picasso had a tough time after his friend, Carlos Casagemas, had committed suicide. The artist changed his environment radically – he moved to Paris and settled down in one of poor quarters of the city among street actors and itinerant circus performers.
Olivier, Fernande (1884–1966) French artist's model who was also the mistress of Pablo Picasso. Name variations: Madame de la Baume. Born Amélie Lang out of wedlock in 1884; died in 1966; raised by her mother's half-sister; married Paul Percheron, around 1899. A tall, provocative redhead, Fernande Olivier was Pablo Picasso 's first mistress ...
Donated by Hilde Thannhauser, 1991. 91.3914. Fernande Olivier is another of the inhabitants of the museum to be found housed within the Picasso museum. She is known for having been Picasso's first muse and for having written two books about their relationship.
This work depicts the artist and model Fernande Olivier (1881–1966). She was Picasso’s partner for eight years and frequent subject. The pair spent the summer of 1906 in the small town of Gósol in the Spanish Pyrenees and it was here that Picasso made the drawing.
Exhibition “Fernande Olivier and Pablo Picasso, in the intimacy of the Bateau-Lavoir. The exhibition " Fernande Olivier and Pablo Picasso " will be presented at the Musée de Montmartre from 14 October 2022 to 19 February 2023 as part of the Picasso Celebration (1973-2023).
