Dora Maar was an artist who lived for almost all the twentieth century. Today, she is mainly known for being the muse for
Picasso’s
Weeping Woman. However, Maar’s work was radical, political and innovative in its own right. She inspired photographers, the
surrealists and Picasso himself.
Unlike many other photomontage creators of this time, Maar did not use photographs taken from illustrated newspapers or magazines. Instead the images often came from her own work, including both street and landscape photography. This experimentation and obvious construction became a defining feature of Maar's work.
