| Medium: oil on Strathmore Size: 12" x 17" Title: Moulin de la Galette |
When Robert Naly, an artist-friend, suggested I try a little affection with Maurice, I laughed out loud at the idea. "It's ridiculous to try that stuff with him," I said, "he doesn't even understand what the word means!" As I tried to restrict Maurice's access to the streets, the confrontation between us intensified. He tried to humiliate me by screaming, "Valadon is a whore, Valadon is a whore," repeating it over and over again from the front window of the flat. As Madeliene and I dragged him back, he turned toward us muttering "bitches, bitches, bitches," the tears streaming down his cheeks .... |
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