Plate (facing page 60) from BREAK OF DAY

F rançoise Gilot, a pioneering post-war French artist and influential figure in the School of Paris, forged a celebrated seven-decade career defined by bold color, lyrical form, and explorations of nature, time, and mythology—well beyond her famed relationship with Picasso. Her globally exhibited work, honored by the Legion d’Honneur and held in major museum collections, reflects a lifelong creative evolution shaped by international travel, printmaking innovations, and studios in Paris, New York, and La Jolla.

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France