Fernande Olivier Painting

Fernande Olivier (1881-1966) Fernande was born out of wedlock. She was raised by her mother’s half sister, a terrible woman who forced Fernande at seventeen into marriage to a violent and abusive man. She eventually escaped this misery and ran away to Paris. Upon arrival Fernande by happenstance met a sculptor who offered to let her live in his studio in exchange for Fernande posing for him. With no other options she agreed. Fernande was tall, intelligent, elegant with red hair. She quickly become a much sought after artist’s model. The sculptor’s studio was next to Picasso’s. She met Picasso in 1904. It took until 1905 before Picasso would convince Fernande to move in with him. Picasso was very much in love. They lived together for seven years. These were the most creative times of Picasso’s life. Fernande was there through Blue, Rose, Cubism and the life changing Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. Fernande has never received the credit she deserves for her influence during these amazing times. Picasso painted over 60 portraits of her. An accomplished artist in her own right, she painted and wrote two books about Picasso and their time together. Picasso never allowed Fernande to pose for anyone else while they were together. I don’t think he would have objected to me painting Fernande this one time.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:48 W x 60 H x 0.5 D in

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