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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Séraphine Louis

Séraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis, 1864 - 1942
L'arbre de Vie, 1928-30
Oil on canvas 1,44 x 1,12 m
Musée d'Art et d'Archéologie. Senlis.

Séraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis, 1864 - 1942
Feuilles, 1928-29,
Oil on canvas
Fondation Dina Vierny-Musée Maillol, Paris

Séraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis, 1864 - 1942
Tree of Paradise. (c. 1920–25)
Oil on canvas, 6' 4 3/4" x 51 3/4" (194.9 x 130.5 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York.


I do not know much about Séraphine Louis, better known as Séraphine de Senlis. Her story has been made into a bio-pic in France which has won a number of French Oscars.

It is a sad story. Her work lives on. She was truly a master.

2 comments:

  1. I saw the movie and was moved by the hardships this woman had in her life. What an amazingly strong woman of faith she was. The end of her life is sad but you find some peace in knowing that she was able to go and be in a big yard with a tree. God bless her.

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  2. what a beautiful movie.
    Interesting to see how sometimes one's destiny is all about meeting the right person.

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