(Here's a little Mont Sainte-Victoire story. Picasso worshipped Cezanne. After Picasso had become rich and successful, he calls up his dealer and tells him he "bought Mont Saint-Victoire." The dealer, thinking he bought a Cezanne, asks him "Which one?" Picasso chortles and says, "No, I bought the real Mont Sainte-Victoire!" And apparently he did buy it (or at least part of it) in 1958, and is buried there.)
I hadn't heard that story before. In fact, I didn't even know that Picasso worshipped Cezanne. Or maybe I once knew, but like many things, I have since forgotten. It's been fun getting reacquainted with some of these artists, and I have you & Frank Stack to thank for it (I'm enjoying his endless FB albums of great art).
Lord have mercy woman! I love this one. I love the way you are interpreting the old masters in your self portraits. I love that you're using landscapes.
And I love this Van Gogh story. Thanks Mr. Robert.
hadn't heard that story before. In fact, I didn't even know that Picasso worshipped Cezanne.
We went to a show with the two of them in Fort Worth. The early years they didn't much like each other but they grew into the relationship over the years.
self portrait as Mont Sainte-Victoire
Cezanne. Mont Saint-Victoire, 1902-06
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That is my favorite so far.
(Here's a little Mont Sainte-Victoire story. Picasso worshipped Cezanne. After Picasso had become rich and successful, he calls up his dealer and tells him he "bought Mont Saint-Victoire." The dealer, thinking he bought a Cezanne, asks him "Which one?" Picasso chortles and says, "No, I bought the real Mont Sainte-Victoire!" And apparently he did buy it (or at least part of it) in 1958, and is buried there.)
Thank you, Robert.
I hadn't heard that story before. In fact, I didn't even know that Picasso worshipped Cezanne. Or maybe I once knew, but like many things, I have since forgotten. It's been fun getting reacquainted with some of these artists, and I have you & Frank Stack to thank for it (I'm enjoying his endless FB albums of great art).
Lord have mercy woman! I love this one. I love the way you are interpreting the old masters in your self portraits. I love that you're using landscapes.
And I love this Van Gogh story. Thanks Mr. Robert.
hadn't heard that story before. In fact, I didn't even know that Picasso worshipped Cezanne.
We went to a show with the two of them in Fort Worth. The early years they didn't much like each other but they grew into the relationship over the years.
And the painting is a lot of fun, Ina!
Excellent!
/GWPDA
These are so interesting! This one is especially beautiful.
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