Fernande Olivier passions sometimes exploded into violence. Among his most notable works of his Cubist period from 1907 to 1909, several were inspired by Olivier. These include "Head of a Woman (Fernande)". He later admitted that one of the "Demoiselles d'Avignon" was modeled on her. In April 1907 Olivier went to a local orphanage and adopted a 13-year-old girl, Raymonde. The small family did not last, however, and upon discovering explicit drawings of Raymonde made by Picasso, Olivier sent the girl back to the orphanage. Olivier made no mention of Raymonde in her memoirs. When Picasso finally achieved success as an artist,
Jacob Eichholtz Jacob Eichholtz Jacob Eichholtz (1776–1842) was an early American painter, known primarily for his portraits in the Romantic Victorian tradition. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in a family of prosperous Pennsylvania Germans, he spent most of his professional life in Philadelphia. A coppersmith by trade, he turned to painting and achieved both recognition and success despite being mainly self-taught as an artist. He is known to have painted over 800 portraits over the course of 35 years. Hundreds of his works are housed in art museums, historical societies, and private collections throughout the United States. He was born to Leonard and