Tag: Bargemon
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Maestracci
Read more: MaestracciA sanguine pencil sketch of Monsieur Maestracci who was a Corsican sculptor that lived in Bargemon at the same time as my mother. This portrait was probably ……
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Les Lavandières au Lavoir / The Washerwomen at the Wash-House
Read more: Les Lavandières au Lavoir / The Washerwomen at the Wash-HouseLes Lavandières au Lavoir / The Washerwomen at the Washhouse was a painting of Madame Golette who did the laundry for my mother while she lived in Bargemon when she first moved to the south of France. My mother was amazed….
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Mimi Calvy
Read more: Mimi CalvyMadame Mimi Calvy was a 92 year old woman who lived in Bargemon which was the first village my mother lived in when she first moved to the south of France. My mother was always interested in subjects with plenty of wrinkles and life experiences, she would say…..
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Le Lavoir / The Wash-House II
Read more: Le Lavoir / The Wash-House IIThe Wash-House or Le Lavoir II was painted in Bargemon, Var and appears to be a second take of this scene from village life. The first Le Lavoir watercolour is…..
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Le Lavoir / The Wash-House
Read more: Le Lavoir / The Wash-HouseThe Wash-House or Le Lavoir was painted in Bargemon, Var where my mother first moved to when she emigrated to the South of France. She was fascinated and somewhat surprised that the local villagers still used the Lavoir to wash all the their clothes even in 1971. The most surprising thing….
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Maestracci
Read more: MaestracciMonsieur Maestracci was a Corsican sculptor who lived in Bargemon and being a fellow artist…..