HARLEQUIN
When we were little girls in Tunisia, we had fabulous "headboards" in the huge bedroom I shared with 2 of my sisters: our mother commissioned an extremely talented artist friend of hers to paint Harlequins above each of our beds. We each had a different one somewhat like the one below. I have loved the figure and the pattern on his clothes ever since.
Cezanne
Jean Cocteau
This one by Jean Cocteau is totally different yet very recognizable.
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Your mama must have been talented too!
ReplyDeleteHarlequins are such an inspiration: their colors, their mistery, their joy, their unique movements when they walk... I have a friend, Carola Trimano, who basis her art on the harlequins and their spirit. If you want to know a little bit of her work, go check it out: http://bonecoscoloridos.blogspot.com/2009/01/circenses-no-arco.html
ReplyDeleteIt's been a while since I follow your blog, and it brings me a lot of inspiration. Congratulations from Brasil!
Helô
Thank You very much for the post! I adore harlequines! And I also want to share with You one of my favourite Russian painters, the modernist Constantine Somov, he drew a lot of harlequines!
ReplyDeleteFor instance: http://img1.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/b/3/22/41/22041331_Konstantin_Somov_1_ak.jpg
http://www.russianavantgard.com/Artists/somov/somov_italiancomedy.jpg
http://www.nasledie-rus.ru/img/850000/851504.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BVbcNcXrio4/TA95gZ4CMKI/AAAAAAAAAeA/P--N80H85-o/s1600/konstantin+somov+harlequin.JPG
http://s40.radikal.ru/i088/0905/0b/77448084b68et.jpg