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    Picasso

    Picasso's muse, 'girl with pony tail', Sylvette David (now Lydia Corbett)

    Picasso’s ‘girl with the ponytail’ says ‘being his own living muse is a blessing’

    Sylvette David (now Lydia Corbett) tells us what it was like to work with Picasso, and how it inspired her own art, currently on show at Kunsthalle Messmer, Germany

    • Cécile Debray, curator and president of the Musée National Picasso - Paris, and Sir Paul Smith, guest artistic director

      Paul Smith on art directing Pablo Picasso

      Art directed by Paul Smith, ‘Picasso Celebration: The Collection in a New Light!’ at Paris’ Musée Picasso is a contemporary reframing of Picasso’s collection 50 years after his death. Deyan Sudjic speaks to Smith about his vision for the show

      By Deyan Sudjic Published 7 March 23

    • Rockefeller collection The Hooded Spider Phaeton

      Christie’s opens sale of the century with Rockefeller collection, offering Picasso to Monet

      By Nick Compton Last updated 25 October 22

    • Napoléon to Picasso: Assouline brings Chaumet’s storied archive to life

      Napoléon to Picasso: Assouline brings Chaumet's storied archive to life

      By Laura Hawkins Last updated 21 October 22

    • Left, portrait of Paloma Picasso, Right, ‘Paloma’s Studio’ lightning bolt bangle

      My life in colour: Paloma Picasso recaptures the glamour of 1980s New York for Tiffany & Co

      By Caragh McKay Last updated 8 October 22

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