Picasso Heiresses Sue Author and Publisher

“Marina Picasso, a granddaughter of the Spanish artist, and Catherine Hutin-Blay, her stepsister, are suing the journalist Pepita Dupont and her publisher for allegedly defaming them and their relatives in her book about Jacqueline [Picasso]. The book, La Vérité sur Jacqueline Picasso (The Truth about Jacqueline Picasso) is Dupont’s attempt to rehabilitate the woman who is typically depicted as the wicked stepmother who prevented two of Picasso’s four children from attending his funeral.” Dupont explained: “What disgusted me the most was the fact that during the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Musée Picasso her name was not mentioned anywhere, not even in the catalogue. And yet I had seen her shed tears so that this museum could exist. It was her who battled for 12 years to set it up.” The Musée Picasso in Paris has refused to sell the book, reputedly for fear of offending the Picasso family.

Complete story over at The Independent.