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FRANCOISE GILOT (1921-2023) HAND-SIGNED ORIGINAL ART SKETCH IN BOOK "LIFE WITH PICASSO: THE LOVE STORY OF A DECADE" , by Francoise Gilot and Carlton Lake, first Discus printing, NY: Discus/Avon, 1981 hand signed and inscribed on the title page in felt tip, "For Paul and Virginia Lingren, Francoise Gilot", who incorporates a wonderful human-faced heart sketch and sketch of a paint roller on a canvas, that reads "With Love". Francoise Gilot was a French painter, critic, gifted poet, and bestselling author, and is also known as the lover and artistic muse of Pablo Picasso from 1943 to 1953, and the mother of their two children, Claude and Paloma . She later married the American vaccine pioneer Jonas Salk At the age of 21 she met Picasso. Although Picasso had influenced Françoise Gilot's work as a cubist painter, she developed her own style. She avoided the sharp edges and angular forms that Picasso sometimes used. Instead, she used organic figures. Her work is internationally acclaimed. She also worked with Matisse during this time and from 1951 has held one-woman shows in every major gallery in the world. $825.00 #13103Z0ER