Chapter 8: The Shadow Is More Beautiful Than The Academy
🎈For the 1st time, a painter has painted something that doesn‘t represent ANYTHING. Before Picasso. Before Kandinsky.
In which Francis starts losing his vision & and seems to spend all this time in opium dens…
Rubber: by Francis Picabia
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so-so#EuropaEditions are usually hits for me but this one fell short. I also had such high hopes after loving The Postcard by the same author (one of the two). I just couldn‘t get over how selfish the titular character was presented…by her great grandchildren no less! Obsessed with her husband and they‘re both into the art scene around the turn of the century but totally uninterested in their offspring. Lots of name dropping and little parenting.
Gabriële‘s mAunt Alphonsine Jussieu de Challié
https://www.catherinelarosepoesiaearte.com/2022/12/alphonsine-de-challie-1858-19...
It‘s things like this that keep me going - rabbit holes
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Chapter 7: A Little solitude in the midst of Suns
I drag on
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Chapter 6 left me even more totally disgusted with both Francis and Gabriële.
while looking for his paintings mentioned at the end of the chapter, I did find one of his last impressionist inspired paintings, which was rather lovely
https://youtube.com/shorts/DNHPbaYak9U?si=rnOuHwICdFmpNutl
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Chapter 6: The Procession, Seville 1912 Francis Picabia
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They are married!
I‘ve gone down a rabbit hole back tracking the chapters I‘ve read so far @tpixie ( I‘m about to start chapter 9) Thank you so much for mentioning this 😘 #europaeditions #europacollective
Chapter 5: Man And Woman By The Sea
I find the book well written & interesting but Francis Picabia & Gabriële Buffett are not very likable.
I find interesting what authors think of them.
At the end of Chapter 4, one relates responsibility for them & the other seeks their approval.
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Chapter 4: Francis Picabia by Francis Picabia
He made a few self portraits over the years.
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Chapter 3: Composition by Francis Picabia
Adventures in Berlin!
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