Podcast rehabilitates forgotten female artists behind Hopper and Picasso
A new podcast titled 'Dans l'ombre des génies' (In the Shadow of Geniuses) by Marie Plantin for L'ŒIL, published on April 22, 2026, revisits the lives of women painters who were partners of 20th-century masters Edward Hopper (1882–1967) and Pablo Picasso (1881–1973). The program highlights figures like Joséphine Hopper, Françoise Gilot, and Dora Maar, who either sacrificed their own art for their relationships or later broke free. The podcast aims to rehabilitate these overlooked artists, correcting art history's tendency to invisibilize them behind their husbands' fame. It is part of a broader virtuous dynamic of re-reading art history. The article appears in L'ŒIL n°795 dated May 1, 2026.
Key facts
- Podcast 'Dans l'ombre des génies' published April 22, 2026
- Created by Marie Plantin for L'ŒIL
- Focuses on women painters who were partners of Edward Hopper and Pablo Picasso
- Features Joséphine Hopper, Françoise Gilot, Dora Maar, and others
- Highlights how some sacrificed their own creation, others liberated themselves
- Aims to rehabilitate forgotten female artists
- Part of a virtuous re-reading of art history
- Published in L'ŒIL n°795, May 1, 2026
Entities
Artists
- Edward Hopper
- Pablo Picasso
- Joséphine Hopper
- Françoise Gilot
- Dora Maar
- Marie Plantin
Institutions
- L'ŒIL