Tag Archives: Charles Camoin

PICASSO & IDEALS OF PEACE: Better Red than Fed

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Dave

Pablo Picasso found himself in Paris during World War II. Stranded……. Overall, reading through Matisse’s correspondence with Camoin in La Revue de l’Art (12, 1971) makes me suspect that Matisse’s behavior during Vichy had little to do directly with the … Continue reading →

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MATISSE: War Years and the Morals of Color

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Dave

Certainly, the war years seems to bring out some ambiguous behavior on the part of French artists in occupied France. On the one hand, it greatly reduced the competition from foreign sources and citizens not of the “vieux souche” , … Continue reading →

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MATISSE:Supreme Indifference to Context

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Dave

During the war years, Matisse lived first in his apartment in Nice and later in a rented villa in the ancient hilltown of Vence, recovering slowly from the abdominal operation of March, 1941, that left him a semi-invalid for the … Continue reading →