The Life and Times of Apollinaire VI 1984

ArtThe Life and Times of Apollinaire VI 1984
Oil by Victor Gordon

The Life and Times of Apollinaire VI 1984

Oil by Victor Gordon

Apollinaire confronts the spectre of Cubism 1500 x 940 cm

This image portrays the relatively undignified and wounded Apollinaire, displaying no pomp or celebration of the war, but viewing himself after his own demise as a Picasso-esque like spectre dressed as Piero the clown. Like many Apollinaire succumbed to the Spanish influenza epidemic shortly after the war. By stepping out of his own framed picture within a picture, the clown straddles both worlds.

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