L'atelier de Cézanne à Aix-en-Provence

Atelierul lui Cézanne la Aix-en-Provence.

Brancusi, autoportrait dans son atelier

Autoportret in atelier. Brancusi, asa cum l-a invatat Man Ray, si-a cumparat un Rolleiflex cu care a facut poze minunate. Aici insa, n-a calculat bine expunerea...

Man Ray dans son atelier à Paris, vers 1935

Man Ray dans son atelier à Paris.

Brancusi à l'inauguration de l'ensemble de Târgu Jiu

Brancusi la inaugurarea ansamblului de la Targu Jiu, 1937.

Brancusi jouant au golf, 1923

Constantin Brancusi playing golf, Fontainebleau, 25 Sept. 1923 Brancusi was initiated to golf by John Quinn, an american lawyer, a fan and buyer of Brancusi’s works and Brancusi became a fan of golf. That day, he played with John Quinn, Jeanne Robert Foster and Henri-Pierre Roché. Erik Satie was present to watch and make comments… As Brancusi stroke the ball too hard, Satie said: «Golf was invented by the British and Anglo-Saxons. It is not a game for Romanians.» However, he won the game. And Quinn offered him a set that Brancusi kept all his life. (ref.: Pontus Hulten, “Brancusi”)

Brancusi, Roché et Satie au golf à Saint-Cloud

Roché, « jeune homme » sportif de quarante-quatre ans entre Brancusi et Satie accompagnés de Jeanne Foster, compagne de John Quinn  à Saint-Cloud le 5 novembre 1923.

Brancusi avec Erik Satie, John Quinn et Henri-Pierre Roché.

Erik Satie, John Quinn, Brancusi et Henri-Pierre Roché. Constantin Brancusi rencontre Erik Satie en 1910, une importante correspondance entretient l’amitié  des deux artistes. Satie rend régulièrement visite à Brancusi dans son atelier de Montparnasse. Henri Pierre Roché est l'auteur du roman "Jules et Jim", qui inspire le film de Truffaut. C'est Roché qui présente Brancusi  au maharajah qui voulait construire le temple d'Indore. John Quinn est un avocat américain grand amateur de golf et  acheteur de plusieurs œuvres de Brancusi.

Manik Bagh, le Palace du maharajah Rao Holkar

Manik Bagh Palace construit de arhitectul german Eckart Mauthesis (facea parte din miscarea " Deuchen Werkbund " ) pentru Rao Holkar. In imensul teren din fata palatului trebuia sa fie instalat " Templul meditatiei " in mijloc aflandu-se o " Pasare maiastra ".

Intérieurs et art moderne à Manik Bagh, chez le Maharajah

A modern building (for the 1920s), Manik Bagh was filled with modern art and sculptures by Le Corbusier, de Monvel, and Constantin Brancusi. The furniture was modern and designed by Jacques-Emile Ruhlman and the Luckhardt brothers; even the bathroom design and fittings were modern. Muthesius also designed railway coaches for the Maharaja, and the interiors of his two airplanes, for which an airport was constructed at Indore with the help of Tata & Sons.

Man Ray. Yeshwant Rao Holkar II and Sanyogita Devi of Indore, ca. 1930

Man Ray. Yeshwant Rao Holkar II and Sanyogita Devi of Indore, ca. 1930; gelatin silver print. Courtesy of Sheikh Saoud bin Mohamed bin Ali Al-Thani. © 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP.

Expo du Maharajah vue par le critique Alastair Smart

Culture Minute: Maharaja Exhibition - Telegraphwww.telegraph.co.ukArt critic Alastair Smart looks at the Maharaja Exhibition.

Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Yeshwant Rao II Holkar XIV Bahadur, Indore.

Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Yeshwant Rao II Holkar XIV Bahadur - INDORE - A cumparat trei lucrari de Brancusi si urma sa construiaca in palatul sau din India  " Templul meditatiei ". Incurcaturile financiare l-au impiedicat.

Francis Bacon et Lucian Freud.

Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud.

La boîte aux lettres

On a du courrier...

Georges Braque, Varangéville,1957, photo Paul Strand

Georges Braque, Varangéville, France, 1957. Photo par Paul Strand.

Groupe surréaliste

Maxime Alexandre, Louis Aragon, André Breton, Luis Bunuel, Jean Caupenne, Paul Éluard, Marcel Fourrier, René Magritte, Albert Valentin, André Thirion, Yves Tanguy, Georges Sadoul, Paul Nougé, Camille Goemans, Max Ernst, Salvador Dalì.

Brancusi au milieu de la communauté roumaine de Paris, années 30

Brancusi in mijlocul comunitatii Romane din Paris, anii 30.

En contemplant le Coq de Brancusi

Contemplând "Cocosul" lui Brancusi, Kunsthaus Zürich, 1954.

La Grande Dépression, Etats-Unis, 1930

Men waiting in line for an opportunity at a job during the Depression, 1930.

Anniversaire de Leo Castelli, New York, 1982

Historic photo : New York, 1982, 25th Anniversary Lunch of Castelli Gallery at The Odeon. Standing left - right: Ellsworth Kelly, Dan Flavin, Joseph Kosuth, Richard Serra, Lawerence Weiner, Nassos Daphnis, Jasper Johns, Claes Oldenberg, Salvatore Scarpitta, Richard Artschwager, Mia Westerlund Roosen, Cletus Johnson, Keith Sonnier Seated left - right: Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Leo Castelli, Ed Ruscha, James Rosenquist, Robert Barry. Photo: Hans Namuth

Une Transylvanie américaine...

Biltmore Forestry School, Hiram King House, Brevard,Transylvania Country, North Carolina.

Andrew Wyeth, de la serie " Cristina " .

Andrew Wyeth din seria " Cristina " .

Camille Pissaro (avec barbe)

Camille Pissarro (with beard).

A l'écoute...

Egon Schiele

Egon Schiele.

Lucian Freud travaillant au portrait de la reine d'Angleterre

Lucian Freud painting the Queen of England, 2001. Photo by David Dawson.

Henri Matisse, Nice, 1910

Henri Matisse dans son appartement de Nice, fin des années 1910.

Louise Bourgeois par Berenice Abbott, 1949

Louise Bourgeois by Berenice Abbott, 1949.

Stanley Kubrick pendant le tournage de Lolita

Stanley Kubrick on the set of Lolita.

Génica Athanasiu, La Coquille et le clergyman, film surréliste

The Seashell and the Clergyman (French: La Coquille et le clergyman) is considered by many to be the first surrealist film. It was directed by Germaine Dulac, from an original scenario by Antonin Artaud, and premiered in Paris on 9 February 1928. The film follows the erotic hallucinations of a priest lusting after the wife of a general.

Director: Germaine Dulac

Writer: Antonin Artaud

Stars: Alex Allin, Genica Athanasiou and Lucien Bataille

George Apostu, dessin

Desen de George Apostu.

Franz Kline, vendu à 40, 4 millions de dollars à New York

Lucrare a pictorului american Franz Kline (1910-1962), o figură importantă a expresionismului abstract, a fost vândută contra sumei record de 40,4 milioane de dolari, miercuri, la New York, de casa de licitaţii Christie's.

Joan Miro

Joan Miro.

Giorgio Morandi, Grande nature morte en cercle, 1946

Giorgio Morandi (Italian, 1890-1964), Grande natura morta circolare con bottiglia e tre oggetti, 1946.

Marcel Duchamp par Man Ray

Marcel Duchamp par Man Ray.

Stanley Kubrick, Autoportrait dans un bateau

Stanley Kubrick

Self Portrait on a boat, Palisades Amusement Park (New Jersey), 26 June, 1946. !avec un Rolleiflex)

Georges Bataille

Georges Bataille.

Brancusi, King of Kings, 1945

Photo : Constantin Brancusi- King of Kings & 4 versions de Large Cock, 1945.

Francis Bacon, London Studio, 1983

David Bailey, Francis Bacon, London Studio, 1983.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein.





The Wittgenstein haus : after World War II, the house became a barracks and stables for Russian soldiers. It was owned by Thomas Stonborough, son of Margaret until 1968 when it was sold to a developer for demolition.[citation needed] For two years after this the house was under threat of demolition. The Vienna Landmark Commission saved it - after a campaign by Bernhard Leitner - and made it a national monument in 1971, and since 1975 it has housed the cultural department of the Bulgarian Embassy.

Dessin de Brancusi

Desen de Brancusi . Sursa : Cristie's.

Brancusi versus Comitetul pentru arta de pe lînga consiliul de ministri, 1951

Cum au vrut comuniştii să dărâme Coloana Infinitului

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Cum au vrut comuniştii să dărâme Coloana Infinitului Demolările monumentelor ist

orice caracterizează toate epocile de schimbare revoluţionară. Lupta cu statuile a împins mereu în arena publică lideri intoleranţi şi neînţelegători pentru trecut şi însemnele acestuia. Părerea că distrugând un monument...

Henri Matisse par Robert Capa

Henri Matisse by Robert Capa.

Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda

Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda, Juan les Pins, 1920's ( Tender is the night )

Andrew Wyeth, fin 1970

RARE photo of Andrew Wyeth at private Airfield in late 1970s/early 80s





Wind from the Sea by Andrew Wyeth (oil on canevas).



Andrew Wyeth - "Marsh Hawk" gravure from the late 1960s

Milan Kundera à Paris en 1969

Milan Kundera à Paris en 1969 (agence sipa).

Robert Doisneau- Café rue de Rivoli, 1957

Robert Doisneau- Café rue de Rivoli, 1957.

Gherasim Luca, collage

Gherasim Luca. Colaj.