She was just 17 years old and he was 45.
Marie-Thérèse Walter was large blonde, free-spirited and easy going, sensual and passive. Picasso liked her blonde hair, her luminous complexion, and her sculptured body. They soon began a secret affairs and Picasso rented an apartment for her one that was close to his own.
Picasso painted her for the first time in the Red Armchair.
Marie-Thérèse Walter (13 July 1909 – 20 October 1977)