Ma Jolie

Ma Jolie is a 1911-1912 Cubist painting by Pablo Picasso. It relies on abstract meanings and concepts such as signified and signifier. It is now in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. It is not to be confused with the 1914 Picasso of the same name, now in the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Picasso's mistress at the time he created this painting was Eva Gouel (whose real name was Marcelle Humbert). His nickname for her was "Ma Jolie;" she died in 1915. "Ma Jolie" was also the refrain a popular song of the day.