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TIL From her very first steps to her adult years, Maya Picasso was an inspiration and muse to her father, who would draw (the drawing of Maya as a newborn is of a rare tenderness), paint and photograph her. Paris’ Gagosian gallery hosted the exhibit "Picasso et Maya: Père et Fille" in 2017

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