Pablo Picasso with Irène Rignault (Madame X) and the portrait of her in October 1953. This painting valued at that time at 500'000 FF was later stolen from the property of Mme Madeleine Roger, mother of Mme Rignault at Bellerive-sur-Allier or sold by her. In the background an automatic piano which Picasso bought 1950 in a bistro in Vallauris. La Galloise, Vallauris 17.10.1953.

At his home, La Galloise, Pablo Picasso sits on the floor in a patterned robe, looking up at Irène Rignault (Madame X) and the bold, linear portrait he has painted of her. Rignault smiles gently from a daybed, observing the artist and her likeness. Valued at 500,000 French francs at the time, the painting was later reported stolen or sold. In the background is an automatic piano Picasso had purchased from a local bistro. Vallauris, October 17, 1953.

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Artworks:

"Exposition 1952 Vallauris", 1952. Bloch.I:1257.I
"Madame X", 1953

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

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