Maya Ruiz-Picasso

 
The drawings, paintings, and photographs of Maya reproduced in this book testify to the incredible source of inspiration that Maya was for her father. In addition to her portraits, the book presents drawings made in tandem by father and daughter, that merge the master’s line with that of his child, testifying to their bond.
The essays of this volume focus on Maya's childhood years, between her birth and the end of the Nazi occupation of Paris when the great majority of the portraits were created – a period of almost incessant war in Europe and traumatic upheaval in Picasso’s personal life. Also, in a conversation between Maya Ruiz-Picasso and her daughter, Diana Widmaier-Picasso, Maya’s memories are revisited to create an intimate portrait of the artist.
 
Edited by
Emilia Philippot, curator at the Musée national Picasso-Paris
Diana Widmaier-Picasso, art historian, specialized in modern art and the work of Pablo Picasso, granddaughter of the artist.
Texts by: Emilia Philippot, Diana Widmaier-Picasso, Rafael Inglada, Elizabeth Cowling, Johan Popelard, Olivia Speer, Olivier Widmaier-Picasso