THE LIFE OF A PAINTER

In 1906 the Italian futurist painter Gino Severini arrived in Paris with no money, no name, and very few acquaintances, only to beco me a key protagonist in the artistic and literary circles that would spearhead the modernist movement. His autobiography from this p eriod, translated for the first time into English, tells the story of the Parisian art world he knew so well, and offers a unique ac count of the individuals and ideas that created modernism.Here we encounter painters and sculptors such as Matisse, Picasso, Modigli ani, Bra...[Read more]