Gabrielle Lespinasse

Gabrielle Lespinasse (1888 – c. 1970) was a Parisian muse for the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. Their love affair from 1915 to 1916 remained secret until 1987 when it was finally made public with the disclosure of previously unknown Picasso artwork.

Biography Gabrielle Lespinasse, born Gabrielle Depeyre in Paris, France, was called Gaby by Picasso.

The exact circumstances by which Lespinasse and Pablo Picasso met is in doubt,

In the spring of 2000, Picasso's Women premiered as a play in Great Britain. The German premiere took place in early January 2003 in Chemnitz with the actress Barbara Geiger playing the part of Lespinasse. As recently as 2020, new bookings have been scheduled.