Josefa Ruiz Blasco (Málaga 1825-1901) was the aunt of Pablo Picasso and the eldest of the eleven brothers and sisters of the Ruiz Blasco family. [1] he lived with her sister and brother Matilde and José (Picasso’s father) in the Plaça de la Merced of Málaga until he got married and then she went to live with her youngest brother Salvador.
Josefa Ruiz was a spinster, known for her strong character, her bad moods and extreme religiosity. She had a paralysed leg. At her brother’s Salvador home she lived in a separate wing of the house, rarely going out, and her room was full of saints, religious relics and memories of her deceased brother Pablo Ruiz Blasco. Picasso received “Pablo” as a first name in memory of this uncle, who died two years before he was born.
Pablo Picasso spent some summer stays in Málaga with his family and during the summer of 1896, when he was 15 years old, by request of his uncle Salvador, he painted a portrait in oil of Josefa Ruiz, [2] considered to be one of the outstanding portraits by the young Picasso. In Portrait of Aunt Pepa the artist played with the light on the face and the chromatic treatment, achieving in this way to go deep into the psychological profile of his aunt.
The death of Josefa Ruiz coincided with the days of the last visit of Picasso to Málaga, in 1901.
Bibliography
- Daix, Pierre (2012). Le nouveau dictionaire Picasso. Paris: Robert Laffont. p. 798.
- Inglada, Rafael (2005). Diccionario Málaga-Picasso Picasso-Málaga. Màlaga: Arguval. p. 118.
- Richardson, John (1995). Una biografía. Vol 1: 1881-190. Madrid: Alianza Editorial. p. 58.
References
- ^ Fundación Picasso. Museo Casa Natal "Antepasados y familiares de Picasso" Archived 2013-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 April 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Museu Picasso (ed.). "Portrait of Aunt Pepa".
External links
- "Museu Picasso de Barcelona". Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Information on the entry of the work Portrait of Aunt Pepa at the Museu Picasso de Barcelona". Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Inhabitants of the museum: Aunt Pepa at the blog of the Museu Picasso de Barcelona". Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Information on the entry of the work Portrait of Aunt Pepa in the space "Works dated in Malaga (1896-1901)" from the website of the Fundación Picasso. Museo Casa Natal". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Section Ancestors and family members of Picasso de la web de la Fundación Picasso. Museo Casa Nata". Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Exhibition "Picasso of Málaga. Earliest works" in the Museo Picasso of Málaga". Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
Josefa Ruiz Blasco (Málaga 1825-1901) was the aunt of Pablo Picasso and the eldest of the eleven brothers and sisters of the Ruiz Blasco family. [1] he lived with her sister and brother Matilde and José (Picasso’s father) in the Plaça de la Merced of Málaga until he got married and then she went to live with her youngest brother Salvador.
Josefa Ruiz was a spinster, known for her strong character, her bad moods and extreme religiosity. She had a paralysed leg. At her brother’s Salvador home she lived in a separate wing of the house, rarely going out, and her room was full of saints, religious relics and memories of her deceased brother Pablo Ruiz Blasco. Picasso received “Pablo” as a first name in memory of this uncle, who died two years before he was born.
Pablo Picasso spent some summer stays in Málaga with his family and during the summer of 1896, when he was 15 years old, by request of his uncle Salvador, he painted a portrait in oil of Josefa Ruiz, [2] considered to be one of the outstanding portraits by the young Picasso. In Portrait of Aunt Pepa the artist played with the light on the face and the chromatic treatment, achieving in this way to go deep into the psychological profile of his aunt.
The death of Josefa Ruiz coincided with the days of the last visit of Picasso to Málaga, in 1901.
Bibliography
- Daix, Pierre (2012). Le nouveau dictionaire Picasso. Paris: Robert Laffont. p. 798.
- Inglada, Rafael (2005). Diccionario Málaga-Picasso Picasso-Málaga. Màlaga: Arguval. p. 118.
- Richardson, John (1995). Una biografía. Vol 1: 1881-190. Madrid: Alianza Editorial. p. 58.
References
- ^ Fundación Picasso. Museo Casa Natal "Antepasados y familiares de Picasso" Archived 2013-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 April 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Museu Picasso (ed.). "Portrait of Aunt Pepa".
External links
- "Museu Picasso de Barcelona". Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Information on the entry of the work Portrait of Aunt Pepa at the Museu Picasso de Barcelona". Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Inhabitants of the museum: Aunt Pepa at the blog of the Museu Picasso de Barcelona". Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Information on the entry of the work Portrait of Aunt Pepa in the space "Works dated in Malaga (1896-1901)" from the website of the Fundación Picasso. Museo Casa Natal". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Section Ancestors and family members of Picasso de la web de la Fundación Picasso. Museo Casa Nata". Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Exhibition "Picasso of Málaga. Earliest works" in the Museo Picasso of Málaga". Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.