Jacqueline

The artistic rug Jacqueline is a striking textile portrait inspired by Jacqueline Roque, Pablo Picasso’s second wife and final muse. Created during the artist’s years at the Villa La Californie in Cannes, the design belongs to a period when Jacqueline appeared repeatedly in Picasso’s work, often rendered in bold, simplified forms.

In this composition, Picasso transforms the human figure into flowing lines and abstract shapes. The portrait is built from strong black contours that define the form of a reclining figure across a pale ground. These sweeping lines suggest Jacqueline’s distinctive features—her long neck, expressive eyes, and elegant profile—while keeping the image firmly within Picasso’s late abstract style.

The Jacqueline rug was produced in Paris through the workshops of Atelier Marie Cuttoli and published by Galerie Lucie Weill, whose artist textiles helped bring modern painting into the world of woven art. Works from this series were among the most important examples of mid-century collaborations between modern artists and French weaving ateliers.

This design is also documented in the 1965 exhibition An Exhibition of Contemporary French Tapestries at the Charles Slatkin Galleries in New York, where Cuttoli’s modern textiles were introduced to American collectors.

Preserved in excellent condition and bearing the woven “PICASSO” signature on the reverse, Jacqueline reflects one of the most personal themes in Picasso’s late work. The composition transforms a portrait of his muse into a powerful graphic image, where line, form, and textile surface merge into a single expressive design