Françoise Gilot Art
French, 1921-2023
Françoise Gilot studied English Literature at Cambridge University, and then, encouraged by her father, studied international law, though she secretly also took art lessons at the same time.
In 1943, during her first exhibition in Paris, Gilot (then 21) met Pablo Picasso (who was 61) for the first time. In 1946, Gilot started a 10-year relationship with him and had two of his children, Claude and Paloma.
As a result of her relationship with Picasso, Gilot became both a witness and a participant in one of the last great periods of the modern art movement in Europe. Their circle included poets, philosophers, writers, and many of the legends of the art world, such as Braque, Chagall, Cocteau and Matisse.
In 1953, Gilot left Picasso and the home they shared in Vallauris and moved back to Paris.
"Lithographs are printed from stones and each stone is an echo of my artistic voice," said Gilot. "Many artists use their art as a personal catharsis. I have never done that. I am more intellectual. Each artistic process — oils, lithographs, monotypes — allows me a different freedom and suits a different mood."
While Gilot did her first lithograph in 1950 at the Mourlot Atelier, the same studio used by Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró and Jean Dubuffet, it was in the 1970s that she really began to experiment with the process.
"In the beginning, I turned to lithography because I wanted to show off my technical skills. Now I am more interested in color," said Gilot. "I also thought that lithographs would make my works more accessible to young collectors."
Gilot’s work can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, the Musée Picasso and other institutions.
Find original Françoise Gilot prints, watercolor paintings and other art on 1stDibs.
(Biography provided by Lions Gallery)
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Artist: Françoise Gilot
Portrait of a Woman Daydreaming, 1951 - Original Mourlot lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
Portrait of a Woman Daydreaming, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
Information: From the poetry book "Pages d'Amour" ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Window on Another Dimension, signed/n lithograph by Picasso's famous mistress
By Françoise Gilot
Located in New York, NY
Françoise Gilot
Window on Another Dimension, 1981
Lithograph on Arches mould made Johannot paper
Signed and numbered in graphite pencil; also bears artist's monogram with date, editi...
Category
1980s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait head of a woman, Original French Mourlot Modernist Lithograph 1950s
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Original limited edition lithograph, printed by Mourlot in Paris, France on vélin du Marais watermarked paper. this is not signed as issued. This is from a signed and numbered p...
Category
1950s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
French Abstract Art Modernist Lithograph Toward Evening Francoise Gilot, Mourlot
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Surfside, FL
Francoise Gilot (French, 1921-2023).
Color lithograph on Arches paper, France, deckle edged on two sides. Edition numbered 16/70 with rare personal inscription,
Hand signed and ti...
Category
20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Françoise Gilot, “On the Wheel of Fortunes” A Woman's Balancing Act
By Françoise Gilot
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb expression of a triumphant free spirit, and the balancing act required to maintain it, this watercolor was created by a woman who embodied female independence—especially rem...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
The Love Letter, 1951 - Original lithograph (Catalog raisonne Stone Echoes #8)
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
The Love Letter, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints by Fr...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Vers la Clairière
By Françoise Gilot
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed lower right with the monogram
Probably titled in the artist's hand on the back on the stretcher with archive number
EXHIBITIONS
Budapest, Var Fok Gallery.
Pecs, Françoise Gil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Oil
Caress, 1951 - Original lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
Caress, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints by Francoise G...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait Woman Original French Mourlot Modernist Lithograph 1951 Francoise Gilot
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare vintage limited edition Stone Lithograph printed at Mourlot in Paris. this is from a signed and numbered portfolio but the individual sheets are not hand signed and numbered. F...
Category
1950s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of a Woman Original French Mourlot Modernist Lithograph Francoise Gilot
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare vintage limited edition Stone Lithograph printed at Mourlot in Paris. this is from a signed and numbered portfolio but the individual sheets are not hand signed and numbered.
F...
Category
1950s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of a Man in Love, 1951 - Original lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
Portrait of a Man in Love, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints by Francoise Gilot, A catalog Raisonne", Mel Yoakum, #8
From the poetry portfolio "Pages d'Amour" by André VERDET, editions Raison d'être, 1951, printed by Mourlot in 366 copies.
Françoise GILOT is a famous french painter...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Hidden Man, 1951 - Original lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
The Hidden Man, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
Information: From the poetry book "Pages d'Amour" by André VERDET, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Hiding Head Original French Mourlot Modernist Lithograph, 1950s Francois Gilot
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Surfside, FL
Francois Gilot, (1921-) studied English Literature at Cambridge University, and then,
encouraged by her father, studied international law, though she
secretly also took art lessons a...
Category
1950s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Baby in Arms, Original French Mourlot Modernist Lithograph 1950s Francoise Gilot
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Surfside, FL
Francois Gilot, (1921-) studied English Literature at Cambridge University, and then,
encouraged by her father, studied international law, though she
secretly also took art lessons a...
Category
20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Reader, Original French Mourlot Modernist Lithograph, 1950s Francois Gilot
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare vintage limited edition stone lithograph printed at Mourlot in Paris. This edition was signed in the portfolio and is not individually pencil signed or numbered. Francois Gilot,...
Category
1950s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Painting-Malerei, monograph hand signed and warmly inscribed to renowned actress
By Françoise Gilot
Located in New York, NY
Françoise Gilot
Painting-Malerei, hand signed and warmly inscribed to renowned actress, 2003
Hardback monograph, signed in ink with lengthy inscription to American actress Elizabeth ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
String Games, 1951 - Original lithograph (Mel Yoakum, #8)
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
String Games, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints by Franc...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of a Woman, 1951 - Original lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
Portrait of a woman, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints b...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait Man Original French Mourlot Modernist Lithograph 1951 Francoise Gilot
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare vintage original limited edition stone lithograph, printed by Mourlot in Paris, France, on vélin du Marais watermarked paper. this is not signed as issued. This is from a signed...
Category
1950s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Solar Woman, 1951 - Original lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
The Solar Woman, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints by Francoise Gilot, A catalog Raisonne", Mel Yoakum, #8
From the poetry portfolio "Pages d'Amour" by André VERDET, editions Raison d'être, 1951, printed by Mourlot in 366 copies.
Françoise GILOT is a famous french painter...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Dream, 1951 - Original lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
The Dream, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints by Francois...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait Woman Original French Mourlot Modernist Lithograph 1951 Francoise Gilot
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare vintage limited edition Stone Lithograph printed at Mourlot in Paris. this is from a signed and numbered portfolio but the individual sheets are not hand signed and numbered. F...
Category
1950s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Francoise Gilot Monograph 1940-2000 (hand signed and inscribed to famed actress)
By Françoise Gilot
Located in New York, NY
Françoise Gilot
Francoise Gilot Monograph 1940-2000 (hand signed and warmly inscribed to renowned actress), 2000
Hardback monograph in a slipcase, hand signed and inscribed by Franco...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
Portrait of a Woman, 1951 - Original lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
Portrait of a woman, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints b...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Maternity, 1951 - Original Mourlot lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
Maternity, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints by Francois...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of a Woman in Profile, 1951 - Original Mourlot lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
Portrait of a Woman in Profile, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Origin...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Woman in the Hammam - Original Pastel Drawing, Signed #REFERENCED
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921-)
Woman in the Hammam
Original Pastel Drawing
Signed bottom right
On paper 74 x 55 cm at view (c. 30 x 22 in)
Presented in golden wood frame 96 x 77 cm (c. 38...
Category
1950s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Portrait Woman Original French Mourlot Modernist Lithograph 1951 Francoise Gilot
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare vintage limited edition Stone Lithograph printed at Mourlot in Paris. this is from a signed and numbered portfolio but the individual sheets are not hand signed and numbered.
F...
Category
1950s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Gondolas in Venice
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Astoria, NY
Francoise Gilot (French, 1921-2023), Gondolas in Venice, Gouache on Arches Paper, signed lower left, blindstamped "Veritable Papier d' Arches" lower right, with paper label to revers...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
The pensive Lady, 1951 - Original lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
Portrait of a woman, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints b...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of a Woman Original French Mourlot Modernist Lithograph Francoise Gilot
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare vintage limited edition Stone Lithograph printed at Mourlot in Paris. this is from a signed and numbered portfolio but the individual sheets are not hand signed and numbered.
F...
Category
1950s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Reading, 1951 - Original Mourlot lithograph
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921)
The Reading, 1951
Original lithograph
On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches)
REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints by Franco...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Symphony at Salk, Abstract Lithograph Poster by Francoise Gilot
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Long Island City, NY
Francoise Gilot, French (1921 - 2023) - Symphony at Salk, Year: 1996, Medium: Poster, signed and dedicated in marker, Size: 25 x 17 in. (63.5 x 43.18 cm)
Category
1990s Abstract Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled Face
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Surfside, FL
Francois Gilot, (1921-) studied English Literature at Cambridge University, and then,
encouraged by her father, studied international law, though she
secretly also took art lessons at the same time. In 1943, during her
first exhibition in Paris, Gilot (then 21) met Pablo Picasso (who was
61) for the first time. In 1946, Gilot started a 10-year relationship
with the notorious womanizer and had two of his children,Claude and
Paloma. As a result of her relationship with Picasso, Gilot "became
both a witness and a participant in one of the last great periods of
the modern art movement in Europe. Their circle included poets,
philosophers, writers, and many of the legends of the art world, such
as Braque, Chagall, Cocteau and Matisse. In 1953, Gilot left Picasso
and the home they shared in Vallauris and moved back to Paris.
"Lithographs are printed from stones and each stone is an echo of my
artistic voice," said Gilot. "Many artists use their art as a personal
catharsis. I have never done that. I am more intellectual. Each
artistic process -- oils, lithographs, monotypes -- allows me a
different freedom and suits a different mood." While Gilot did her
first lithograph in 1950 at the Mourlot Atelier, the same studio used
by Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Jean Miro and Jean Dubuffet,
it was in the 1970s that she really began to experiment with the
process.
"In the beginning I turned to lithography because I wanted to show off
my technical skills. Now I am more interested in color," said Gilot.
"I also thought that lithographs would make my works more accessible
to young collectors." While her oils are priced up to $100,000, her
lithographs begin at $2,000 and her monotypes range from $1,000 to
$2,500.
HONORS
Officier de la Legion d'Honneur, Presidence de la Republique, France
Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, Ministere de la Culture, France
SELECTED MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Musee d'Art Moderne, Paris
Musee Picasso, Antibes, France
National Acadamy of Design, New York
Musee de Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris (complete collection of original prints)
SELECTED IMPORTANT EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
2012 Françoise Gilot...
Category
1950s Modern Françoise Gilot Art
Materials
Lithograph
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