Dear Friend,
Hereafter you will find a few lines inspired by Picasso and also an invitation to discover, or rediscover, the City of Brugges. Please enjoy the reading.
"Picasso and the Masters" are running now at the Grand Palais and also Picasso/Manet at Musee d'Orsay and Picasso/Delacroix at the Louvre. A must see for enthusiasts! |
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| © Grand Nu debout P.Picasso - 1906 |
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Picasso is not imitating, he is getting inspiration, transcending the past into a modern vision.
If he imitates, very exceptionally and while he is still in his early years, it is on some posters directly inspired from Toulouse - Lautrec.
Or, also, with Georges Braque, when they get roped together, copying each other alternatively, to invent "cubism". |
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© Yo, Picasso
P.Picasso - 1906 |
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All his life, questioning his relationship to painting, he will get back, again and again, to the masters.
Those painters, like Delacroix, Manet, Velasquez, Rembrandt, Goya, El Greco, from whom he will be picking up on one or several works, will help answer his essential question.
The question that his own naturalist and Mediterranean inspiration, immediate in its drawing and powerfully erotic in its engines cannot answer by itself. |
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| © St Martin partageant son manteau avec un pauvre -
El Greco 1597-1599 |
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© Meneur de cheval nu P.Picasso
1905-1906 |
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How far can the line, the profile, transform the body curve (Ingres)? Is the oriental scenography able to break the iron-collar of classical art (Delacroix, Matisse)?
May the erotic evocation of the middle-class open new expression fields (Manet, Degas)?
Is the relation to the model something else but erotic (Raphael)?
And finally, is the relation of the viewer, beginning by the painter himself, so passive (Velasquez, les Menines)? |
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| © Nu couché jouant avec un chat - P.Picasso - 1906 |
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© Odalisque en grisaille
Ingres - 1824-1834 |
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No evolution, and so few "periods" shape Pablo.
What moves him is his permanent questioning.
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To help you enjoy these exhibits, simply email Paris Major Limousines International to get your chauffeured car, and one of our guides.
His/her sharp comments will help discover more about this extraordinary art figure of the 20th century and leave you time to enjoy the many masterpieces according your own eyes and tastes. |
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BRUGGES
Located only a 3 hour drive away, from Paris, stands one of the beautifully medieval architectural cities in Europe. Therefore it is not a surprise if Brugges is the most visited place in Belgium.
There you will find everything for almost any taste. Flemish Primitive painters are well represented in several museums. Chocolate aficionados will find some excellent small chocolate "laboratories". Lovers will stroll the cobbled alleys or cruise the many canals (no cruising on winter time). Gourmets will find one of the only two , three star restaurants of Belgium. Beer lovers will be in Paradise with numerous local products to be experienced in their glass or through beer cooking.
Brugges is definitively one of those places you should see in your lifetime. A real plus is it's beautiful all year long. I traditionally love staying at de De Tuilerieen, you might also try the Kempiski Hotel.
I hope you will have found these few lines inspiring. For more info and suggestions do not hesitate to email us, we are always happy to help.
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