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View source →Jacqueline in Turkish Costume
Pablo Picasso, 1955
Technical Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
100 × 81 cm (39.4 × 31.9 in)
Style
Late Style
Decade
1950s
About This Work
One of the earliest portraits of Jacqueline Roque, who would become Picasso's final wife and muse for nearly two decades. Dressed in a Turkish costume inspired by Delacroix's Women of Algiers, Jacqueline is depicted with the characteristic simultaneous profile and frontal view. The work connects to Picasso's series of variations on Delacroix's masterpiece.
Jacqueline Roque (1927–1986) met Picasso in 1952 at the Madoura pottery in Vallauris. She became his companion in 1954 after Françoise Gilot left, and they married in 1961. Picasso painted her more than any other subject — over 400 portraits — making her the most depicted muse in art history.
Current Location
Valuation & Provenance
2026 Estimated Value
Priceless / Not for sale
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Last Known Sale
No public auction record — held in permanent museum collection
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