Choicest Memories-
original 72” X 54” Acrylic on canvas, 2003 (Original not for sell)
The inspiration for this painting is a quote from the book Life with Picasso, written by Françoise Gilot and Carlton Lake, in which Picasso tells Françoise his choicest memories. While painting Guernica, May/June 1937, Picasso is affectionately assisted by Dora Marr, when Marie-Thérèse Walters, Picasso’s live-in girlfriend and mother of his child Maya drops in. Angered by the scene Marie-Thérèse insists that Picasso choose between the women. He stops painting for a moment, and unable to come to a decision says, I like you both; you two fight it out.
Choicest Memories ©2003 Pegeen Shean
The little girl in this painting is Screaming Maya (Picasso) and she is featured on a number of products at Pegeen's Shop www.cafepress.com/pegeen
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