Walter, Marie-Thérèse, 1909-1977
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- Picasso, P. Through the eyes of Picasso, c1985:p. 12, etc. (Marie-Thérèse Walter; b. 7/13/09; d. 1977)
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Marie-Thérèse Walter (13 July 1909 – 20 October 1977) was a French model and lover of Pablo Picasso from 1927 to about 1935 and the mother of their daughter Maya Widmaier-Picasso. The relationship began when she was only seventeen years old and Picasso was 45 and married to his first wife, Olga Khokhlova. It ended after Picasso moved on to his next relationship, with artist Dora Maar. Walter is known as Picasso's "golden muse" and inspired numerous artworks and sculptures that he created of her during their relationship.
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