View ÉTUDE BLEUE (1953) By Gilot Françoise; Oil on board; 57 7/8 by 45 3/8 in; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

In 1964, her book about a decade-long affair with the legendary artist was a succès de scandale. Now, it’s back in print.

An accomplished painter (and memoirist), she did what no other lover of his had ever done: She walked out.

Upon his death in 1973, Picasso left behind more than 45,000 works of art and four children. See the prolific artist and his muses in and out of the studio. For more on Picasso and his heirs, read our magazine feature “The Battle for Picasso’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Empire.”

View PALOMA PICASSO By Gilot Françoise; color lithograph; image 25 ½ x 19 ½”; Signed; Edition. Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

The Green Chair, 1958 Oil on canvas, 51 1/4 x 38 1/4 in. (130 x 97 cm.) Private Collection, California "This rather somber still life presents symbolic elements of sadness against the crucifix form of a blackened window, which holds little vision of the future. A vase of her grandmother's favorite anemones appear to be the only hopeful note in this tableau that focuses on an empty chair, once belonging to her grandmother, now silently empty. Gilot's supportive grandmother died in…

In 2012, Vogue spoke with the late painter and memoirist about exhibiting her own work alongside her famous ex’s at Gagosian.