Diana Widmaier Picasso

Diana Widmaier Picasso
Born (1974-03-12)March 12, 1974
Marseille, France
Nationality French
Occupation Art historian, Art curator

Diana Widmaier Picasso (born March 12, 1974) is a French art historian specializing in modern art. As of 2011, she is based in New York.[1]

Life

Diana Widmaier Picasso is the daughter of Maya Picasso, daughter of Pablo Picasso and Marie-Thérèse Walter.[2][3] She studied the art market in France in the seventeenth century at the Sorbonne and later decided to specialize in old master drawings.[4] She worked as an expert at Sotheby’s in London and Paris from 1997 to 2000.

Catalogue Raisonné

In 2003, Picasso created a research company called DWP Editions and started gathering information on her grandfather’s works.[5][6] She is currently working on a catalogue raisonné of Picasso’s sculptures with a team of researchers.[7] This catalogue will present over 2000 three-dimensional works including materials like plaster, bronze, wood, terra-cotta, carboard and paper.[8]

Curatorial works

Books

Art Can Only Be Erotic ISBN 3-7913-3160-4.[14]

Articles

References

  1. Finkel, Jori (December 4, 2011). "Diana Widmaier Picasso on Art through the Ages at Getty Villa". Los Angeles Times.
  2. Richardson, John (May 2011). "Picasso's Erotic Code". Vanity Fair.
  3. Landi, Ann (September 2005). "Lust in Translation". ART news. p. 90.
  4. Stolz, George (February 1, 2013). "Authenticating Picasso". ARTnews.
  5. Konigsberg, Eric (June 13–20, 2011). "Granddaughter (The Talk of the Town)". The New Yorker. p. 46.
  6. M. Sheets, Hilarie (February 2005). "Picasso on Picasso". ART news. p. 68–70.
  7. Kelly, Crow (July 19, 2014). "Picasso's Determined Granddaughter Catalogs His Sculptures". Wall Street Journal.
  8. Delson, Susan (September 3, 2015). "MoMA Explores Picasso in the Round". The Wall Street Journal.
  9. Boyer, Guy (June 14, 2013). "Picasso face aux artistes contemporains au Grand Palais en 2015". Connaissance des Arts.
  10. Duponchelle, Valérie (September 8, 2015). "Diana Widmaier Picasso, l'art dans le sang". Le Figaro.
  11. A. Ruhling, Nancy (Winter 2011). "Picasso Period. The Master's Granddaughter Reveals His Greatest Muse. Crazy Love". Lifestyles Magazine n°5772.
  12. Cashdan, Marina (April 13, 2011). "An Exploration of Picasso's Work Through the Lens of His Lover and Muse Marie-Thérèse Walter". The Huffington Post.
  13. Smith, Roberta (April 22, 2011). "Raw Like Chelsea: A Big Tent, Gentrified but Not Gentle". The New York Times.
  14. Popovic, Anja (November 23, 2005). "Picasso Enkelin und die erotische Kunst". Die Welt. p. 38.
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