Lola Ruiz Picasso

Descripción

This exhibition is a tribute to Lola Ruiz Picasso and her zeal in preserving the work of her brother, while at the same time demonstrating the love they shared throughout their lives. It includes portraits, photographs, and letters from the life of the sister of one of Spain’s most famous artists.

Picasso was always very close to his sister Dolores (Lola) Ruiz Picasso, especially after the death of little Conchita (1887-1895). Lola was one of the favorite models of adolescent Picasso. She first appeared in his portraits painted in A Coruña dating back to the year 1894, and remained in the iconography of the artist until 1900 — except for the periods in which the artist moved away from his family to study in Madrid or to spend convalescing in Málaga. When his "Blue Period" began in 1901, Lola permanently lost her place among the artist's symbolist iconography, but she never lost her love of his work.