Eva Gouel

Biography

Eva Gouel (1885–December 14, 1915) was a French choreographer and the second girlfriend of the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso during the early 1910s. She was the inspiration for several of his paintings, including Ma Jolie (1912).

== Death == On December 14, 1915, Gouel died from tuberculosis at the age of 30. Picasso was devastated by her death. His 1915 painting, Harlequin, shows his sorrow.

== References ==

== Further reading == Morgan, Barbara (2002). "Gouel, Eva (d. 1915)". In Commire, Anne (ed.). Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. p. 416. ISBN 0-7876-4065-4.