Comments on the style saloniste: Gertrude Galore

Dear , now this wonderfull exhibition,"The ...

2012-07-04T02:15:01.769-07:00

Dear ,

now this wonderfull exhibition,"The Steins Collect;Matisse,Picasso,Cezanne and the Parisian Avant Garde" in NewYork at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ,is over .

It was a little more than twelve months the Steins’s Year .Perhaps more than one million visitors in the five exhibitions .

What a pleasure to see the portrait of Gertrude Stein by Riba-Rovira .

Who was as Picasso an antifascist and antinazi artist .Persecuted by Franco and the Nazis .And he is in this exhibition ,thanks to Rebecca Rabinow and Edward Burns.
So Riba-Rovira is beside Tchelitchew and Balthus and Francis Rose near Picabia and Picasso in the last room of this exhibition with Cézanne, Matisse .

You have an interesting article in Appollo London Revew about him .And also in Artes Magazine from San Francisco where the exhibition was before .

The main revelation is in the mention beside the picture with the Preface Gertrude Stein wrote for first Riba-Rovira's exhibition in the Galerie Roquepine in Paris on 1945 .

Where we can read Gertrude Stein writing Riba-Rovira "will go farther than Cezanne...will succeed in where Picasso failed...I am fascinated " by Riba-Rovira Gertrude Stein tells us .

And you are you also fascinated indeed as Gertrude Stein by Riba-Rovira ?
Me I am when I see « L’Arlequin » on the free access website of « Galeria Muro ».

Gertrude Stein spoke in this same document not only Picasso and Cezanne but also Matisse and Juan Gris .
Riba-Rovira went each week in Gertrude Stein's saloon rue Christine with Masson, Hemingway and others. By Edward Burns and Carl Van Vechten we can know Riba-Rovira did others portraits of Gertrude Stein .

But we do not know where they are ;and you do you know perhaps ?

With this portrait we do not forget it is the last time Gertrude Stein sat for an artist who is Riba-Rovira .Picasso the first .
This exhibition presents us a world success with this last painting portrait before she died .And her last Gertrude Stein's Art Retrospective before dead .

It illuminates the tone as an esthetic light over that exhibition now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York thanks to Curator Rebecca Rabinow .
Coming from San Francisco "Seeing five stories" in the Jewish museum to Washington in National Portrait Gallery .And after Paris, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York for our pleasure .

And the must is to see for the first time in the same place portraits by Picasso, Picabia, Riba-Rovira, Rose ,Tall-Coat, Valloton .Never before it was .

You have the translate of Gertrude Stein's Riba-Rovira Preface on english Gertrude Stein's page on Wikipedia and in the catalog of this Roquepine exhibition you can see in first place the mention of this portrait .And also other pictures Gertrude Stein bought to Riba-Rovira .
There is another place where you can see now Riba-Rovira's works in an exhibition in Valencia in Spain "Homenage a Gertrude Stein" by Riba-Rovira in Galeria Muro ,if you like art ...

We do not missed today that all over Europe a very bad wind is blowing again bringing the worth in front of us .And we must know that at least were two antinazis and antifascists in this exhibition but the only one fighting weapons in hands would be Riba-Rovira who did one of the first three « affiches » supporting Republicans in the beguining Spanish civil war .

Seeing the Portrait of Gertrude Stein by Riba-Rovira in the Metropolitain Museum of New York with Picasso ,Cézanne ,Matisse we feel a recreation of spirit .

This is an incredible exhibit. To see these works ...

2011-06-19T10:25:42.064-07:00

This is an incredible exhibit. To see these works in person is a memorable experience. Loved your post which I read before visiting the exhibit. With both this superb collection now at MOMASF and the De Young show at the same time, this is an extraordinary period in the arts for San Francisco. Generally one does not recognize a "golden age" when you are living in it, but I would go to far ay that the city is experiencing a golden age right now for art lovers. Love your informative and fascinating posts. Thank you.

Dear Friends- I am so grateful to Charlotte Moss ...

2011-05-22T22:53:46.398-07:00

Dear Friends-

I am so grateful to Charlotte Moss for mentioning THE STYLE SALONISTE in her recent WASHINGTON POST profile. Such an honor. I've sent her a lavish 'thank you'.
Welcome to all new friends who have hopped over here, and signed up, from the WaPo! Just wonderful.
I hope many of you will have a chance to come to San Francisco (cook up a business reason, perhaps)...so that you can see the two Gertrude shows. And...on June 12, the new PICASSO show will be opening at the de Young Museum. You are in for a treat. Very exciting.
all best, DIANE

The Stein-Toklas story is indeed a fascinating one...

2011-05-21T13:05:47.023-07:00

The Stein-Toklas story is indeed a fascinating one.

Congratulations on your well-deserved Shout-Out from Charlotte Moss in The Washington Post!

A fascinating character in history. It would take ...

2011-05-20T14:45:50.944-07:00

A fascinating character in history. It would take more than a double recipe of Alice's brownies to make reading her The Making of Americans less painful. At 860 pages one of my professors called it "a quite excellent doorstop." Once again we see that some are called to be the grand supporter of the arts without the gift to create on their own. The exhibit sounds delightful.

Loved that GS and AB Toklas were holding fetishes ...

2011-05-20T07:41:35.595-07:00

Loved that GS and AB Toklas were holding fetishes before their first flight took off! and yes I was surprised to learn GS is originally from the East Bay!

And those brownies? yes, delicious!

Thanks once again for the heads up on these exhibits, and the wonderful profile of fascinating people!

Thank you for this most interesting post about a f...

2011-05-18T07:08:03.014-07:00

Thank you for this most interesting post about a fascinating person.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think of her in t...

2011-05-17T19:26:36.250-07:00

Never in my wildest dreams did I think of her in the same breath as ANY clothing designer!
It is time to take another look.

Hi Dear Friends- I love your comments. Yes, it is...

2011-05-17T12:33:41.336-07:00

Hi Dear Friends-

I love your comments.
Yes, it is with a sense of discovery that we approach these two new exhibits on the Steins and Gertrude (and Alice).
Whenever we discover something about GS and ABT, it seems a surprise. She's enigmatic, a mystery. Allegheny--yes, Stefan, a surprise. Oakland! Who, knowing her exalted Paris life and art collections, can imagine Oakland as her home.
I discovered some years ago that around 1900 Alice and her family lived in Pacific Heights (my neighborhood) on Alta Plaza park, Victorian house. The trajectory of the paintings is fascinating. That portrait by Picasso was his gift (now priceless). The Matisses, now in museums...could be worth $24mill, market value of top Matisses now. Rich in ideas and detail.
Next up at the de Young Museum:Picasso! Can't wait.
best, DIANE

So glad you pointed out the 2nd exhibit at the Con...

2011-05-17T11:59:31.570-07:00

So glad you pointed out the 2nd exhibit at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, of which The Geese were unaware... Five more days! We are so excited. Great intro to the festivities.

Oh Thanks tucking me in your pocket for this delig...

2011-05-17T07:31:22.368-07:00

Oh Thanks tucking me in your pocket for this delightful tour. Grand Post. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

Having lived such an extraordinary life, it is sur...

2011-05-16T12:18:27.799-07:00

Having lived such an extraordinary life, it is surprising to note that Gertrude came from a very ordinary place; allegheny (now part of the city of Pittsburgh). I have a photo I took of the average rowhouse house she lived in (albeit in a wealthy neighborhood) there from 2008 up on my blog if you care to see it.
http://architectdesign.blogspot.com/2008/12/gertrude-stein.html

I am so looking forward to these exhibits! Lovely ...

2011-05-16T09:10:45.990-07:00

I am so looking forward to these exhibits! Lovely post!