MALL GALLERIES
FEDERATION OF BRITISH ARTISTS
MALL GALLERIES • THE MALL • LONDON SW1 2BN
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ARTIST, ADRIAN HILL FINE ART AND DELAMORE ARTS
present an exhibition of paintings, sculpture and ceramics by Lydia Corbett
SYLVETTE PICASSO’S MUSE
‘Girl in the Thistles’. Oil. 59x79cm
incorporating the artist’s personally curated space
LOVE, PEACE & HOPE
Tuesday 2 October – Sunday 7 October
10 am – 5 pm daily *
A book of the exhibition cataloging all the artworks on display and including an essay on the artist will be available from 20 September. For more information visit www.halsgrove.com or adrianhillfineart.com
*(closing 1 pm on the final day)
EVENTS DURING THE EXHIBITION
‘Sylvette, Dove and the Bull’s Head’, watercolour on paper, 50x40cm
It was in the spring of 1953 that
Picasso first caught sight of Sylvette
David (Lydia Corbett) from his studio window
in rue du Fournas, in Vallauris. He
was fascinated by her before they even
met although it would be a further year before
Picasso asked Sylvette to model for
him. With Sylvette as his muse, Picasso
turned radiant beauty into art and made
some of his finest paintings – later creating
an entirely new art form for her;
Sylvette in sheet metal, and later monumental
Sylvette sculptures. Picasso’s obsession
with Sylvette lasted from the
spring of 1953 until the summer of 1954,
during which time she had spent many
months in his company, modelling for
hours each day in the studio.
‘Pot Woman’, ceramic, h.14cm approx.
In this, Lydia’s largest ever London exhibition,
over 250 works including oils, watercolours,
ceramics and other 3D pieces will
be shown along with a special exhibition
personally curated by the artist under the
title ‘Peace and Freedom’ and an installation
piece created by her daughter, Isabel.