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.
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(Biography provided by Lions Gallery)
Indian Soul: Three Travel Sketchbook - Art Edition TASCHEN
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Toronto, ON
Three facsimile editions of Françoise Gilot’s travel sketchbooks, made between 1974 and 1981, combine the distinct atmospheres of Venice, India, and Senegal with Gilot’s abstract fig...
Lithograph, Book
Francoise Gilot -Painting-Malerei monograph signed 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 ...
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
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...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$3,000
H 34 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
Circus: Embrace the Darkness Within Thy Heart, Signed, Edition of 300, Framed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on satin wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Takashi Murakami. Hand numbered 108/300 lower right. Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Artwor...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$286
H 11.82 in W 12.8 in D 0.08 in
XIV Winter Olympics games by Cy Yozo Hamaguchi - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
XIV Winter Olympics games is a vintage poster realized by the artist Yozo Hamaguchi, in occasion of the XIV Winter Olympics games in Sarajevo, in 1984.
Lithograph, Offset
$1,450
H 17.5 in W 22.5 in
SIGNED 1960s Jean DUBUFFET print (Jean Dubuffet exhibition poster)
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Dubuffet Ustensiles Utopiques 1966: Hand-signed Jean Dubuffet lithographic poster published on the occasion of: "Jean Dubuffet, Recent Pa...
Offset, Laid Paper, Lithograph
$2,500
H 22 in W 30 in
Bold Abstract Circles Color Lithograph Alexander Calder Unfinished Revolution
By Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
1975 Color Lithograph by Alexander Calder from Our Unfinished Revolution portfolio One of 250 copies, with the printed signature and date on offset paper. This is not pencil signed ...
Lithograph, Offset
Rio de Janeiro
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rio de Janeiro is a colorful, bold, graphic, and visually compelling offset-lithograph by blue chip, pop artist Robert Rauschenberg. In 1991, he was involved with th...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$575
H 8.5 in W 12 in
Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery 1999/2000 (vintage Basquiat announcements)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery Paris 1999-2000: A set of 2 rare vintage Basquiat announcement cards published on the occasion(s) of: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gallery Enri...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$6,375
H 41 in W 29.5 in
Poise, Lithograph Print, Hand Signed, Edition 27/48, 41 x 29.5 in, 1991
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Edition of 48. All reasonable off...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$473
H 32.29 in W 25.2 in
When Life Gives You A Lemon, You Must Eat The Lemon - BOX FRAMED
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
80 x 60 cm - sheet size 82 x 64 cm - Framed Off-set lithography Printed on 200g Munken Lynx paper Narayana Press in Denmark David Shrigley is a British artist celebrated for his dis...
Lithograph, Offset
Keith Haring Paul Maenz 1984 (announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne, Germany 1984: Super rare, tri-fold poster booklet published to announce Haring’s 1984 solo exhibition at Paul Maenz Gallery in Cologne (Hari...
Lithograph, Offset
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 22 in W 30 in
BeingTagged, mixed media, 22 x 30 inches. Neon, abstracted work
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
Oil Monotype w/ Wool Fiber, Japanese Paper, Ink Transfer, Clothing Tag, Metal Leaf and Coffee Hand pulled on white BFK Rives Printmaking Paper Edition: Unique
Wool, Paper, Coffee, Ink, Mixed Media, Monotype
$2,973
H 32 in W 28 in D 1 in
Modern Twentieth Century Signed Miro Lithograph Le Lezard aux Plumes D'Or
By Joan Miró
Located in ludlow, GB
Modern Twentieth Century Signed Miro Lithograph Le Lezard aux Plumes D'Or - Signed on the Plate and authenticated by the Mourlot family. This Lithograph by Miro was originally for G...
Lithograph
Poster for Peace
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color offset lithograph with strong colors. Signed, dated and numbered 230/250 in pencil by Rauschenberg. Published by S...
Color, Lithograph, Offset
Sold
H 18 in W 24 in
La Salute, Venice: Three Travel Sketchbook - Art Edition TASCHEN
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Toronto, ON
Three facsimile editions of Françoise Gilot’s travel sketchbooks, made between 1974 and 1981, combine the distinct atmospheres of Venice, India, and Senegal with Gilot’s abstract fig...
Lithograph, Book