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Portrait of Young Genius – The Mind and Art of Marie Bashkirtseff

Joel L. Schiff

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Description:Marie Bashkirtseff was of one of the most extraordinary women of the 19th century. Her Journal (originally comprising some 20,000 hand-written pages but pared down to a few hundred for publication) was a cause célèbre after her death and continue to be an inspiration to the Women’s Movement to this day. It also inspired such writers as Anaïs Nin and Katherine Mansfield among many others. Born into an aristocratic family in a village in Ukraine the family soon settled in France, first in Nice and later in Paris. Taught entirely by tutors at home Marie spoke multiple languages, played numerous musical instruments and longed for a singing career on the stage. An illness that affected her throat made her change course and she took up painting for which she had a latent talent. As a student at the Académie Julian in Paris she was soon exhibiting at the annual Paris Salon, the penultimate venue for artists.But it was her personality that makes Marie Bashkirtseff such an exceptional individual. At a very young age she was already exhibiting in her Journal the thoughts of a learned philosopher, wrestling with the nature of God, the position of women in society and the politics of men. On the other hand, her family life was one of constant turmoil and personal strife. Having contracted tuberculosis in early childhood she ceaselessly strove to shrug it off in her quest to achieve greatness. In the end, a great tragedy unfolds during her final days as she and her dear friend, the well-known French artist, Jules Bastien-Lepage, are both virtually dying together in one another’s arms. Marie is 25, Bastien-Lepage dies a month later age 36.The book is somewhat unique in format. The first part of about 200 pages is a biographical section that describes Marie’s unusual and fascinating life. Then a second section, consists of a Journal excerpt (in English translation from the original French) on each left-hand page, juxtaposed with one of her outstanding works of art on the facing page. In this manner, we learn about her remarkable life and tribulations, enter her restive and brilliant mind via her Journal, as well as appreciate her exceptionally fine works as an artist.Some Marie Bashkirtseff Quotations:To die! My God, to die! To die without leaving anything behind me? To die like a dog, like hundreds of thousands of women whose names are barely engraved upon their tombs?Let us love dogs; let us love only dogs. Men and cats are unworthy creatures.Love accomplishes the miracle of mixing souls.My relatives haven’t committed any crime except to be born stupid!All men are scoundrels; a woman must change them as she changes her gloves.I hide a mystery; death has touched me with its finger.Vernon Press 2016 9781622731718 https://www.vernonpress.com/title?id=240We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Portrait of Young Genius – The Mind and Art of Marie Bashkirtseff. To get started finding Portrait of Young Genius – The Mind and Art of Marie Bashkirtseff, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 304

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Vernon Press

Release: 2016

ISBN: 1622731719

Description: Marie Bashkirtseff was of one of the most extraordinary women of the 19th century. Her Journal (originally comprising some 20,000 hand-written pages but pared down to a few hundred for publication) was a cause célèbre after her death and continue to be an inspiration to the Women’s Movement to this day. It also inspired such writers as Anaïs Nin and Katherine Mansfield among many others. Born into an aristocratic family in a village in Ukraine the family soon settled in France, first in Nice and later in Paris. Taught entirely by tutors at home Marie spoke multiple languages, played numerous musical instruments and longed for a singing career on the stage. An illness that affected her throat made her change course and she took up painting for which she had a latent talent. As a student at the Académie Julian in Paris she was soon exhibiting at the annual Paris Salon, the penultimate venue for artists.But it was her personality that makes Marie Bashkirtseff such an exceptional individual. At a very young age she was already exhibiting in her Journal the thoughts of a learned philosopher, wrestling with the nature of God, the position of women in society and the politics of men. On the other hand, her family life was one of constant turmoil and personal strife. Having contracted tuberculosis in early childhood she ceaselessly strove to shrug it off in her quest to achieve greatness. In the end, a great tragedy unfolds during her final days as she and her dear friend, the well-known French artist, Jules Bastien-Lepage, are both virtually dying together in one another’s arms. Marie is 25, Bastien-Lepage dies a month later age 36.The book is somewhat unique in format. The first part of about 200 pages is a biographical section that describes Marie’s unusual and fascinating life. Then a second section, consists of a Journal excerpt (in English translation from the original French) on each left-hand page, juxtaposed with one of her outstanding works of art on the facing page. In this manner, we learn about her remarkable life and tribulations, enter her restive and brilliant mind via her Journal, as well as appreciate her exceptionally fine works as an artist.Some Marie Bashkirtseff Quotations:To die! My God, to die! To die without leaving anything behind me? To die like a dog, like hundreds of thousands of women whose names are barely engraved upon their tombs?Let us love dogs; let us love only dogs. Men and cats are unworthy creatures.Love accomplishes the miracle of mixing souls.My relatives haven’t committed any crime except to be born stupid!All men are scoundrels; a woman must change them as she changes her gloves.I hide a mystery; death has touched me with its finger.Vernon Press 2016 9781622731718 https://www.vernonpress.com/title?id=240We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Portrait of Young Genius – The Mind and Art of Marie Bashkirtseff. To get started finding Portrait of Young Genius – The Mind and Art of Marie Bashkirtseff, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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