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Tag Archives: Henri Matisse
Footsteps and Sidetracks
I sometimes think that if I had it all to do over again, I would become a biographer. I’ve no interest in writing fiction when real life is so fascinating. Even in my day-job as a researcher, I love tracking … Continue reading
Posted in Paris art, Paris history, Paris streets
Tagged André Lurçat, Boulogne-Billancourt, Fernand Léger, Gabriel Loire, Georgia O’Keeffe, Henri Matisse, Lucie Brownlee, Mary Callery, Pable Picasso, place du Marché St-Honoré, Quai de Voltaire, Richard Holmes, rue du Belvédère, St. George's Church, Villa d’Alésia
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Mary Callery, sculptor and collector
Last February, I wrote a blog about the Villa d’Alesia, a small street of artists’ studios in the 14th arrondissement. In my research, I came across a photograph of Henri Matisse taken by Brassaï in 1939. The title was “Matisse … Continue reading
A villa in the south
When we say the south, we don’t mean the south of France, we mean the southern parts of Paris, particularly the 14th arrondissement. And when we say “villa,” we don’t mean a detached house. The villas of Paris are cul-de-sacs, … Continue reading
Posted in Paris art, Paris gardens, Paris streets
Tagged Aaron Copland, Auguste Leroux, Brassaï, Composition aux deux perroquets, David Loche, Fernand Léger, Galeries Lafayette, Henri Matisse, Imprimerie d’Ouvriers Sourds-Muets, Isabelle Pongitore, Isapocket, Jacques Grüber, Jardin de la rue de Chatillon, Mary Callery, Montparnasse, Pablo Picasso, Petit Montrouge, Samuel Beckett, Villa Adrienne, Villa d’Alésia
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