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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A dazzling portrait of Paris's forgotten artist and cabaret star, whose incandescent life asks us to see the history of modern art in new ways. In freewheeling 1920s Paris, Kiki de Montparnasse captivated as a nightclub performer, sold out gallery showings of her paintings, starred in Surrealist films, and shared drinks and ideas with the likes of Jean Cocteau and Marcel Duchamp. Her best-selling memoir-featuring an introduction by Ernest Hemingway-made...
Author
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
"In the long shadows cast by the twentieth century's greatest artists, one often finds the figure of The Muse. Whether spouses or lovers, protectors or tormentors, models, patrons, or artists themselves, they are always a main source of inspiration. Every art, from painting to writing to filmmaking to music, has a rich history of these fateful partnerships. What does the artist see in his muse? Why is artistic inspiration so often incarnated by the...
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