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JEANNE HEBUTERNE ~ IN LOVE WITH MODIGLIANI

Art · Reflection

JEANNE HEBUTERNE ~ IN LOVE WITH MODIGLIANI

Jeanne Hébuterne (April 6, 1898 – January 25, 1920) was a French artist, best known as the frequent subject and common-law wife of the artist Amedeo Modigliani. Born in Paris to a Roman Catholic family, her father, Achille Casimir Hébuterne, worked at Le Bon Marché department sto

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DALI ~ ON REALITY

Art · Reflection

DALI ~ ON REALITY

“One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.” Salvador Dali

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ANNA AKHMATOVA ~ EVERYTHING

Poetry · Reflection

ANNA AKHMATOVA ~ EVERYTHING

Everything Everything’s looted, betrayed and traded, black death’s wing’s overhead. Everything’s eaten by hunger, unsated,so why does a light shine ahead? By day, a mysterious wood, near the town,breathes out cherry, a cherry perfume. By night, on July’s sky, deep, and transparen

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BRANCUSI ~ ON HIS ARTWORK

Art · Reflection

BRANCUSI ~ ON HIS ARTWORK

“Don’t look for obscure formulas or mystery in my work. It is pure joy that I offer you. Look at my sculptures until you see them. Those closest to God have seen them.” Brancusi

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EDVARD MUNCH ~ ON PAINTING

Art · Reflection

EDVARD MUNCH ~ ON PAINTING

“No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love.” Edvard Munch

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ODILON REDON ~ DEATH’S HEAD

Art · Reflection

ODILON REDON ~ DEATH’S HEAD

Illustrations for Le Jure by Edmond Picard Series of 7 litographs, 1887 No. 1 The wall of his room was opening up, and from the crack a death’s head was projected. Odilon Redon

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ODILON REDON ~ DEATH'S HEAD

Art · Reflection

ODILON REDON ~ DEATH'S HEAD

Illustrations for Le Jure by Edmond Picard Series of 7 litographs, 1887 No. 1 The wall of his room was opening up, and from the crack a death’s head was projected. Odilon Redon

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