Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu
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| + | '''''Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu''''' ([[English language|English]] "The Unknown Masterpiece") is a [[short story]] by [[Honoré de Balzac]]. It was first published in the newspaper ''[[L'Artiste]]'' with the title "Maître Frenhofer" (English: "Master Frenhofer") in August [[1831 in literature|1831]]. It appeared again later in the same year under the title "Catherine Lescault, conte fantastique." It was published in Balzac's ''Études philosophiques'' in [[1837 in literature|1837]] and was integrated into the ''[[La Comédie humaine]]'' in [[1846 in literature|1846]]. At the most fundamental level, "Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu" is a reflection on art. | ||
| - | Par [[Michel Brix]] | + | ==Plot Summary== |
| + | Young [[Nicolas Poussin]], as yet unknown, visits the painter Porbus in his workshop. He is accompanied by the old master Frenhofer who comments expertly on the large tableau that Porbus has just finished. The painting is of [[Mary of Egypt]], and while Frenhofer sings her praises, he hints that the work seems unfinished. With some slight touches of the paintbrush, Frenhofer transforms Porbus' painting such that Mary the Egyptian appears to come alive before their very eyes. Although Frenhofer has mastered his technique, he admits that he has been unable to find a suitable model for his own masterpiece, ''La Belle noiseuse,'' on which he has been working for ten years. This future masterpiece, that no one has yet seen, is to be the portrait of Catherine Lescault. Poussin offers his own lover, Gilette, as a potential model. Gilette's beauty is so great that it inspires Frenhofer to finish his project quickly. Poussin and Porbus come to admire the painting, but all they can see is part of a foot that has been lost in a swirl of colors. Their disappointment drives Frenhofer to madness, and he destroys the painting and kills himself. | ||
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| + | ==Picasso and ''le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu'' == | ||
| + | In 1921, [[Ambroise Vollard]] asked [[Picasso]] to illustrate ''Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu.'' Picasso was fascinated by the text and identified with Frenhofer so much that he moved to the rue des Grands-Augustins in [[Paris]] where Porbus' studio was supposedly located. It was in his new studio that he painted his own Masterpiece, ''[[Guernica]]''. Picasso lived here during [[World War II]]. | ||
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| + | == Adaptations == | ||
| + | "Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu" inspired the film ''[[la Belle Noiseuse]]'' by [[Jacques Rivette]] ([[1991 in film|1991]]). | ||
| - | [[Charles Lassailly]] - Wikipédia - [ Translate this page ]Michel Brix, Nerval journaliste (1826-1851), problématique, méthodes d' attribution, Presses universitaires de Namur, 1986, 616 pages, p. ... | ||
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| - | [[Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu]] - Wikipédia - [ Translate this page ]Michel Brix, « Frenhofer et les chefs-d’œuvre qui restent inconnus », Écrire la peinture entre XVIII e et XIX e siècles, Clermont-Ferrand, France: PU Blaise ... | ||
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| - | [[Gérard de Nerval]] - Wikipédia - [ Translate this page ]... Le Chariot d’enfant (1850), drame; Les Confidences de Nicolas (1850), publiée ensuite dans Les Illuminés (Édition critique de Michel Brix, 2007) ... | ||
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| - | [[Les Filles du feu]] - Wikipédia - [ Translate this page ]Selon Michel Brix, rédacteur de l’introduction à l’édition en classique de poche des Filles du feu, Nerval aurait demandé à son éditeur le 23 octobre 1853 ... | ||
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| - | Shûdraka - Wikipédia - [ Translate this page ]Le chariot d'enfant, adapté par Joseph Méry et [[Gérard de Nerval]], édtion critique de Michel Brix et Stéphane Le Couédic, La Chasse au Snark, Jaignes, 2002. ... | ||
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| - | [[Germaine de Staël]] - Wikipédia - [ Translate this page ]171; ↑ Michel Brix, Le romantisme français : esthétique platonicienne et modernité littéraire, Éditions Peeters, 1999, 302 pages, introduction, p. ... | ||
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| - | [[Révolution sexuelle]] - Wikipédia - [ Translate this page ]... Paris, 1993 (ISBN 2267011581); Pierre Simon, Rapport Simon sur le comportement sexuel des Français, Julliard, Paris, 1972; Michel Brix, L'Amour libre. ... | ||
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Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu (English "The Unknown Masterpiece") is a short story by Honoré de Balzac. It was first published in the newspaper L'Artiste with the title "Maître Frenhofer" (English: "Master Frenhofer") in August 1831. It appeared again later in the same year under the title "Catherine Lescault, conte fantastique." It was published in Balzac's Études philosophiques in 1837 and was integrated into the La Comédie humaine in 1846. At the most fundamental level, "Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu" is a reflection on art.
Plot Summary
Young Nicolas Poussin, as yet unknown, visits the painter Porbus in his workshop. He is accompanied by the old master Frenhofer who comments expertly on the large tableau that Porbus has just finished. The painting is of Mary of Egypt, and while Frenhofer sings her praises, he hints that the work seems unfinished. With some slight touches of the paintbrush, Frenhofer transforms Porbus' painting such that Mary the Egyptian appears to come alive before their very eyes. Although Frenhofer has mastered his technique, he admits that he has been unable to find a suitable model for his own masterpiece, La Belle noiseuse, on which he has been working for ten years. This future masterpiece, that no one has yet seen, is to be the portrait of Catherine Lescault. Poussin offers his own lover, Gilette, as a potential model. Gilette's beauty is so great that it inspires Frenhofer to finish his project quickly. Poussin and Porbus come to admire the painting, but all they can see is part of a foot that has been lost in a swirl of colors. Their disappointment drives Frenhofer to madness, and he destroys the painting and kills himself.
Picasso and le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu
In 1921, Ambroise Vollard asked Picasso to illustrate Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu. Picasso was fascinated by the text and identified with Frenhofer so much that he moved to the rue des Grands-Augustins in Paris where Porbus' studio was supposedly located. It was in his new studio that he painted his own Masterpiece, Guernica. Picasso lived here during World War II.
Adaptations
"Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu" inspired the film la Belle Noiseuse by Jacques Rivette (1991).
