Casey, Thank you for posting this-I was amazed that I could actually see Matisse create a drawing. I had no idea that any type of footage existed. It is like looking in on a lost world. Matisse passed away the year I was born in 1954- I was only a few months old.
I don't know why I am still amazed at technology as simple as sound recordings, but I never even thought of the possibility of hearing Matisse's voice so this was a treat! (Although, like you, I don't understand a word of it! My son, who took French couldn't understand him either - lol.)
Merci,
ReplyDeleteJ'aime le video. I finally get to put my french to good use. What a treat!
Je parle en peu, mais je comprend. Merci beaucoup!
ReplyDeleteI love everything by Matisse, Carole - glad you liked this, too.
ReplyDeleteI don't speak a word, Kathy. But I try to understand. You are welcome!
Of course you love Matisse. The consummate colorist. Thanks for posting this.
ReplyDeleteThanks for watching, Sam!
ReplyDeleteCasey,
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this-I was amazed that I could actually see Matisse create a drawing. I had no idea that any type of footage existed. It is like looking in on a lost world. Matisse passed away the year I was born in 1954- I was only a few months old.
NJA 73 - I wonder if Matisse is too far in the past, or still present and vital?
ReplyDeleteYou ought to read the Spurling 2 volume bio on Matisse just published in the past few years.
I saw a Matisse today--it was just like that drawing. He drew the lips with one unbroken line. So great! Thanks for sharing the video
ReplyDeleteI don't know why I am still amazed at technology as simple as sound recordings, but I never even thought of the possibility of hearing Matisse's voice so this was a treat! (Although, like you, I don't understand a word of it! My son, who took French couldn't understand him either - lol.)
ReplyDeleteCeleste, I understand his drawings were uncanny in depicting a likeness with the fewest lines. Lucky you to see one - probably at the Portland museum?
ReplyDeleteThat is funny, Dan. Thanks for reading/listening.