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Olga Stepanovna Khokhlova (Ukrainian: О́льга Степа́нівна Хо́хлова; Russian: О́льга Степа́новна Хо...

Olga Stepanovna Khokhlova (Ukrainian: О́льга Степа́нівна Хо́хлова; Russian: О́льга Степа́новна Хо́хлова, June 17, 1891 – February 11, 1954) was a Ukrainian-Russian dancer, better known as the first wife of Pablo Picasso and the mother of his son, Paulo. Olga was born in Nizhyn, Russian Empire, now Ukraine. Olga wanted to be a ballerina from the time she visited France and saw Madame Shroessont perform. She became a member of the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev. On May 18, 1917, Olga danced in Parade — a ballet by Sergei Diaghilev, Erik Satie and Jean Cocteau — on its opening night at the Théâtre du Châtelet. Pablo Picasso had designed the costumes and set for the ballet. After meeting Picasso, Olga left the group, which toured South America, and stayed in Barcelona with him. He introduced her to his family. At first his mother was alarmed by the idea that her son should marry a foreigner, so he gave her a painting of Olga as a Spanish girl (Olga Khokhlova in Mantilla). Later Olga returned with Picasso to Paris, where they began to live together on the Rue La Boétie. Olga married Picasso on July 12, 1918 in a Russian Orthodox church at the Rue Daru. Jean Cocteau and Max Jacob