GI-LOT, PI-CA-SSO

Françoise Gilot and Pablo Picasso in Villauris, France
photographed by Gjon Mili for LIFE Magazine, 1949

"As we turned to go, Picasso said, 'If you want to come back again, by all means come. But if you do come, don't come like pilgrims to Mecca. Come because you like me, because you find my company interesting, and because you want to have a simple, direct relationship with me. If you only want to see my paintings, you'd better go to a museum.'" - Life With Picasso, by Françoise Gilot