Françoise Gilot (1921-2023), after Dora Maar and before Jacqueline Picasso. She was forever Picasso's companion and the mother of the last two of his four children, Claude the gentleman and Paloma the creator.

TheNewYorkTimes has already come under heavy criticism for daring to title its tribute to Gilot, "FrancoiseGilot, Artist in the Shadow of Picasso, Is Dead at 101" At the Brooklyn Museum, "Picasso bashing" is in action. "When Picasso changes his wife, his whole life changes. The poet changes, the circle of friends changes"