tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post271454688097886666..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Jean Béraud's Windy ParisJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-377304495185168212017-07-01T10:05:46.342-04:002017-07-01T10:05:46.342-04:00Susan, your wish is my command! I added a photo of...Susan, your wish is my command! I added a photo of J.B. in his studio.<br /><br />Pyracantha, I bet you're right. Seeing an ankle would be highly arousing in those days, and wind has a way of blowing skirts upward.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-61578661588527791242017-07-01T09:49:16.553-04:002017-07-01T09:49:16.553-04:00"'Nothing if not modern' is Jean Bera..."'Nothing if not modern' is Jean Beraud's device. He is modern himself. His studio is modern. His pictures are modern." <br /><br />What did his studio look like? Why was it considered so modern? I'd love to see it!Susan Krzywickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734833252007456199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-88270390539893582532017-07-01T03:47:31.242-04:002017-07-01T03:47:31.242-04:00There is a flirtatious and probably erotic story b...There is a flirtatious and probably erotic story behind each one of these paintings. Pyracanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889551823810311793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-24602811616661785152017-06-30T21:29:57.823-04:002017-06-30T21:29:57.823-04:00I'll venture that examples #1 and #4 in your p...I'll venture that examples #1 and #4 in your post are self portraits of Mr. Beraud admiring the beautiful young sights of Paris (although chronologically it appears example #1 seems to be an older Beraud than #4). Pure speculation of course.<br />Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10440653272870285260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-46824357517707131542017-06-30T11:36:52.965-04:002017-06-30T11:36:52.965-04:00Of course, choosing to paint such a subject is qui...Of course, choosing to paint such a subject is quite magical because it illustrates the effect of wind which by its very nature can't be captured by paint on canvas, or even on film because it's something that can only be felt. You see these paintings and you immediately draw upon your own sense memory of the sensation of wind disrupting your movements to fill in the blanks. Very interesting choice of subject matter!Pierre Fontainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928175455443075350noreply@blogger.com