Picasso Book In Antibes Photographs Michel Sima Eluard Van Leyden 1948

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Coming from a family of the liberal Jewish lower middle class, he arrived in Paris in 1929 at the age of 17, and was admitted to the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. In 1933, he joined the group of the painter Francis Gruber. He worked in particular in the studios of Constantin Brâncu?i and Ossip Zadkine, and also earned his living by photographing news for newspapers. He frequented the circle of Gertrude Stein and her brother Leo, and made many friends: Jean Cocteau, Francis Picabia, Paul Éluard, Robert Desnos and his partner Youki Foujita, Max Ernst, Pierre Tal Coat. He met Pablo Picasso in 1936. He participated in several group exhibitions in Paris and on the Côte d'Azur. A refugee in the free zone during the Second World War, he was arrested in Golfe-Juan in 1942 as a Jew and a foreigner. He was deported to Auschwitz then to Blechhammer, even though his joint exhibition with Picabia in Cannes was a real success. Back in France in 1945 and seriously ill, he spent long months of convalescence in Cannes and Grasse. In 1946, he met Picasso in Golfe Juan and was granted access to a vast studio at the Grimaldi museum in Antibes. This is where Picasso notably created La Joie de Vivre and the Triptych. On the advice of Picasso, Michel Sima turns to photography. It covers in a very personal way and documents the work of Picasso. A book resulted, published in 1948: Picasso in Antibes. Michel Sima practices the art of artist portraiture. He creates his style, which reveals the deep attachment for his models. And during the following years, he produced the portrait of almost all the artists of the Paris school. Until his death in 1987, he continued to experiment with new materials and new forms in sculpture. **Ernst Van Leyden (1892-1969): Dutch-born painter. Until 1914 he studied at the Academies of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, Brussels, Berlin and London. First of all close to expressionism, he did not produce his first abstract work until 1948. From his three studios in Los Angeles, Venice and Paris, he led a life of incessant travel and friendly encounters with the celebrities of his time: Chaplin, Stravinsky, Brecht, Dali, Picasso... His work is recognized and bought by the greatest museums in the world. In the 1950s, he practiced large-format collage in the same spirit as Jasper Johns or Rauschenberg, and applied himself to “revealing the secret life” of the materials he used. Karin van Leyden (1906-1977) Born in Germany, Karin studied at the "Kölner Werkschule" in Cologne where she was taught by R. Seewald and J. Thorn Prikker. Married to Ernst van Leyden with whom she lived and worked in France, Portugal, Great Britain, Italy, New York, Hollywood and Mexico. The couple will also travel extensively to Egypt, Syria and Lebanon. They also spent a lot of time at Ernst's Paris studio and at their house on Lake Loosdrecht in Holland. With Ernst, Karin met several of her contemporaries, for example Marc Chagall, Jules Pascin, Ossip Zadkine and Francis Picabia. She exhibited at the Galerie Georges Bernheim in 1929. In 1932, after the birth of their son Ragnar, the young family moved to Rio do Milho in Portugal. In 1947, Karin and Ernst seek new inspiration and leave for an extended stay in Mexico, in order to immerse themselves in the ancient Mayan culture. In 1957, after their final return to Europe, and round trips between Paris and Venice, Ernst bought an abandoned farm outside Paris: Lieutel de L'Enclos. The location proved too isolated for Karin, who could not paint landscapes there. She prefers Italy, its life and exuberance. After 30 years of creative intimacy, the two artists take different paths. From 1953, she worked on oils on canvas and then on collages. Karin van Leyden would eventually die in Lugano, Switzerland in 1977. Dimensions : 25.5cm x 33.5cm Reference: F10 20 is a Polish sculptor, photographer, ceramist and engraver, member of the new School of Paris. Coming from a family of the liberal Jewish lower middle class, he arrived in Paris in 1929 at the age of 17, and was admitted to the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. In 1933, he joined the group of the painter Francis Gruber. He worked in particular in the studios of Constantin Brâncu?i and Ossip Zadkine, and also earned his living by photographing news for newspapers. He frequented the circle of Gertrude Stein and her brother Leo, and made many friends: Jean Cocteau, Francis Picabia, Paul Éluard, Robert Desnos and his partner Youki Foujita, Max Ernst, Pierre Tal Coat. He met Pablo Picasso in 1936. He participated in several group exhibitions in Paris and on the Côte d'Azur. A refugee in the free

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