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Marie-Thérèse Walter (13 July 1909 – 20 October 1977) was a French model and lover of Pablo Picasso from 1927 to about 1935 and the mother of their daughter Maya Widmaier-Picasso. Their relationship began when she was seventeen years old; he was 45 and married to his first wife, Olga Khokhlova.
- 13 July 1909, Le Perreux, France
- 20 October 1977 (aged 68), Juan-les-Pins, France
- Maya Widmaier-Picasso
- Pablo Picasso (1927–1940)
May 18, 2022 · Pablo Picasso’s most curious painting of his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter, in which she appears as a tentacled sea creature, has sold for $67.5 million, over the estimate of $60 million. “Femme...
Mar 8, 2018 · Photograph by Marie-Thérèse Walter © Maya Picasso collection. My grandfather only began to come to life for me the day he died, 8 April 1973. It was a Sunday afternoon, and after lunch we...
- Olivier Widmaier Picasso
Aug 16, 2020 · He was 28 years her senior, but Marie-Thérèse Walter soon became his muse for voluptuous portraits and gave birth to his daughter before he moved on to the next of his many relationships,...
- Dalya Alberge
Oct 5, 2023 · Pablo Picasso, a towering figure of 20th-century art, has painted a portrait – one of many – of his “golden muse” and secret lover, Marie-Thérèse Walter. It is one of only three major works...
- Harriet Sherwood
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Apr 7, 2022 · A monumental and sensual portrait of Picasso's mistress, painted in April 1932, is offered for sale at auction for the first time. Learn about the history, the inspiration and the value of this masterpiece of Surrealism and portraiture.
Mar 10, 2018 · Marie-Thérèse Walter was just 17 years old, a bourgeois girl who lived at home with her mother and sisters in Maisons-Alfort. She had come into Paris to buy a col Claudine – a Peter Pan collar – and matching cuffs. Picasso, then 45, marched straight up to her, gave his name, and asked to do her portrait.
