A young art student, Sylvette David, was chosen by Pablo Picasso as model in 1954 for a series of paintings and drawings. Vallauris 1954.

In 1954, the young art student Sylvette David became the model for an extensive series of paintings and drawings by Pablo Picasso. Pictured here in Vallauris, she sits on a patterned bed and holds up a sketchbook, displaying a pencil portrait of a woman with her own distinctive high ponytail and bangs. Another line sketch rests on a board before her, capturing an intimate, informal moment.

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Artworks:

"Sylvette", 1954. Grunenberg:25

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