Picasso died at the age of 91 on April 8, 1973, after suffering from lung congestion.

Picasso once said: "There are only two types of women: goddesses and doormats.

After Picasso's death in 1973, his second wife, a longtime mistress, and a grandson committed suicide.

Picasso completed Guernica, arguably his most famous painting, in just three weeks. An impressive feat, considering the canvas stands 3.49 metres (11 ft 5 in) tall and 7.76 metres (25 ft 6 in) wide.

Several x-rays, infrared images and examinations by curators revealed four different figures hidden behind the old guitarist. The four figures are an old woman with her head bent forward, a young mother with a small child kneeling by her side, and calf or sheep on the right side of the canvas.

Jacqueline with Flowers (1954) celebrates the entry of Picasso's new companion, Jacqueline Roque, into his painting. Antonina Vallentin calls the figure a "modern sphinx", and it is true that in this crouching position, with her long neck and almond-shaped eyes, Jacqueline has something of the mythic figure about her.

Science and Charity (1897) depicts a sick woman attended by a doctor and a nun.

La Lecture (1932) depicts Picasso's mistress and muse, Marie-Thérèse Walter, asleep with a book upon her lap. The painting led to the breakup of Picasso's marriage to Olga Khokhlova after she saw it at a retrospective exhibition and realised that the facial features were not her own.

Sylvette features a young woman with a pony tail. The model for the painting, Lydia Sylvette David, was a French woman who, during the summer of 1953, worked in a pottery studio near Picasso's studio in Vallauris. Finding her appearance appealing, Picasso created 40 works inspired by her, including the monumental Chicago Picasso.

Painted during the turmoil of war, Woman with Artichoke depicts a woman seated in a basketwork or metal rocker before an uncertain background, holding a large artichoke in her hand.