Laurence Iché
Laurence Iché (April 9, 1921 – September 9, 2007) was a French writer.
The daughter of the sculptor René Iché and Rosa Achard, she was born in Saint-Étienne. Beginning in 1939, she began to write stories, articles and poetry.[1]
During World War II, she helped establish the surrealist group La Main à plume and founded the review of the same name.[1][2]
In 1942, she published a collection of poems Au fil du vent, illustrated by Óscar Domínguez. She also translated poetry by Camilo José Cela into French.[3] Her book of stories Etagère en flamme, cuentos was illustrated by Picasso.[2]
Iché participated in the 2006 conference Surrealismo Siglo XXI.[2]
She married the poet Robert Rius in 1941; he was shot dead by the Gestapo a few months later. In 1949, she married the Spanish painter Manuel Viola.[3]
As a young girl, Iché posed as a model for her father, as well as for Picasso, Victor Brauner and other artists.[3][1]
Iché died in Madrid at the age of 86.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Laurence Iché". Les Hommes sans épaules (in French).
- ^ a b c "Muere Laurence Iché, la poeta más vinculada a Óscar Domínguez". eldiario.es (in Spanish).
- ^ a b c d "Laurence Iché". Le Monde (in French). September 29, 2007.
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