Royan: Picasso’s refuge in times of war

Royan: Picasso’s refuge in times of war

Pablo Picasso first came to know Royan, a small seaside resort on the French Atlantic coast, when he was married to his first wife, the Russian dancer Olga Khokhlova. It was the summer of 1923 and, together with their son Paul, the family spent two weeks there before moving to Antibes, on the Côte d’Azur, to enjoy the rest of their holidays. Years later, in the summer of 1939, the Spanish artist and his family had to leave Paris. This time not t…