Tag Archives: surrealism

Très solitaire dans mon travail, j’en suis, en fait, presque jaloux

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Patricia Gilbert

French surrealist painter Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy was born on January 5, 1900. His father was a retired navy captain and Tanguy himself was briefly in the merchant navy. Like René Magritte, Tanguy was inspired by Giorgio de Chirico and … Continue reading →

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L’art évoque le mystère sans quoi le monde n’existerait pas

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Patricia Gilbert

Les Valeurs personnelles (Personal Values) (1952) Belgian surrealist painter René François-Ghislain Magritte was born on November 21, 1898. He started painting when he was only 12. One of the most formative events of his life happened when he was only … Continue reading →

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Qui a bu boira

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Patricia Gilbert

During my first trip to Paris, I stayed in a hotel right across from the Café de Flore on Saint Germain-des-Prés, one of the mythic literary cafés in Paris. The café dates to 1887 and quickly became THE literary hangout. … Continue reading →