Kiki's Paris Artists and Lovers 1900-1930 Man Ray Montparnasse Martin Kluver

Description: Profiles the world of Montparnasse during the first three decades of the twentieth century, sketching portraits of the many artists, writers, and thinkers that gravitated to it and to the enigmatic singer, model, and artist known as Kiki.This book is full of interesting biographies as well as more than 700 photographs of the artists described and their work as well as information about the people around this legendary Roaring Twenties artist's community. This encyclopedia of information is tied together by featuring Kiki (Alice Prin) at various points. It could have been tied together by using anyone of several artists who were such an integral part of the "Camelot of Paris Art." Picasso or Man Ray would have done equally as well, but neither of them was French or as sexy to look at in the nude.Unlike most personal photo albums this one includes pictures of the "underside" of Paris along with pictures of its residents dressed and undressed. The residents apparently loved to party as demonstrated by the huge number of masked balls and other wild parties shown in picture after picture. This book is extra interesting because of the informal portraits of so many famous artists at work and definitely at play. With snapshots of the smoky world of the cafes, the brothels, the art schools, and the hedonistic picnics, the book makes that by-gone era live again.Kiki, with her cabaret dancing, nude modeling, infamous lovemaking and bubbling personality was the very personification of the hedonistic age that produced creativity the likes of which the world has seldom witnessed.

Price: 17.5 USD

Location: Saco, Maine

End Time: 2024-12-03T16:51:36.000Z

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