In Portrait of Madame Moitessier, how is the Legacy discussed?
Pablo Picasso first encountered the painting at an exhibition in Paris, in 1921. Over the next decade, he repeatedly referenced Ingres in his art, particularly in his homage in the painting Woman with a Book. The model for Woman with a Book, Picasso's then young mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter, mimics Madame Moitessier’s pose. The painting was completed in August of 1932. The painting is currently held by the Norton Simon Museum, in Pasadena, California, United States.The two paintings were exhibited together for the first time at a temporary exhibition organised in partnership with the Norton Simon Museum, held at the National Gallery in London, United Kingdom in 2022.
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