Picasso’s female muses at Artipelag

This autumn, Artipelag presents The Muses Who Inspired and Challenged Picasso; a major exhibition highlighting eight women whose creativity and artistic vision deeply influenced one of the 20th century’s most significant artists, Pablo Picasso.

Bringing together 150 works, the exhibition explores how these women; writers, dancers, photographers, and visual artists — not only inspired but also challenged Picasso throughout his career. From Gertrude Stein and Fernande Olivier during the early Cubist period, to Dora Maar and Lee Miller in the Surrealist era, and Françoise Gilot and Suzanne Ramié in his later years, the exhibition reveals the mutual artistic exchange that shaped Picasso’s evolving style.

Spanning from early 20th-century Paris to the postwar years on the French Riviera, The Muses Who Inspired and Challenged Picasso sheds new light on the creative dialogue between Picasso and the women who helped define modern art.

The exhibition is active at Artipelag from October 4, 2025, to February 8, 2026.