Joachim Gasquet

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Joachim Gasquet
Portrait of Gasquet by Paul Cézanne (1896)
Born(1873-03-31)31 March 1873
Died6 May 1921(1921-05-06) (aged 48)
Occupation(s)Poet, author, art critic
SpouseMarie Gasquet

Joachim Gasquet (31 March 1873 – 6 May 1921) was a French author, poet, and art critic.

Biography

Early life

Joachim Gasquet was born in 1873 in Aix-en-Provence.

Career

He was an author, poet and art critic. He is best known for his writing about the artists of his era, particularly Paul Cézanne, a friend.[1]

His 1921 book, Cézanne, is a testament to the life of the artist, whose work Gasquet had known since an 1895 exhibition at Aix-en-Provence.

Personal life

He married Marie Gasquet in 1896.

He died in 1921.

Bibliography

  • Cézanne
  • Narcisse
  • Les Printemps
  • Les Champs de la Foret
  • Il y a une volupte dans la douleur
  • Les Bienfaits de la guerre
  • Les Chants seculaires
  • Le Bucher secret
  • L'Arbre et les vents
  • Tu ne tueras point
  • Quinze aquarelles de pierre laprade pour les chansons d'arlequin.

References

  1. ^ Sidney Geist, Interpreting Cézanne, Harvard University Press, 1989, page 27 [1]