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Letter to Paul Hodin (continuation)
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Letter to Paul Hodin (continuation)
Sketchbook
- Page 10 from Giovanni Pisano Notebook 1958-59
Date1957-59
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 57-59(8)
Mediapencil
Papergraph
Dimensionspaper: 175 × 120 mm
Inscriptionpencil u.l. 1 (circled)/In the sense of a perfect , a finished,/detailed (crossed through) uncriticizable work,/
2(circled) Rodin did, in my opinion produce (several)/masterpieces - his St. John the Baptist,/His Balzac, Burghers of Calais, et. etc. (crossed through) (find 2 or 3 others)/
3(circled) From his glass of whiskey - given a choice in the matter/I think I/would prefer to produce one or two masterpieces,/Than leave a large sum - total of struggles (crossed through)/admirable struggles. now don't misunderstand/me, etc.
4(circled) Action painting, action sculpture,/i see only a few of those practicing it,/who have much in them, the majority of them, are tilting at windmills, playing the air-/
5(circled) One sees just how far in front of it the/nose comes - just what a profile would be/like-
2(circled) Rodin did, in my opinion produce (several)/masterpieces - his St. John the Baptist,/His Balzac, Burghers of Calais, et. etc. (crossed through) (find 2 or 3 others)/
3(circled) From his glass of whiskey - given a choice in the matter/I think I/would prefer to produce one or two masterpieces,/Than leave a large sum - total of struggles (crossed through)/admirable struggles. now don't misunderstand/me, etc.
4(circled) Action painting, action sculpture,/i see only a few of those practicing it,/who have much in them, the majority of them, are tilting at windmills, playing the air-/
5(circled) One sees just how far in front of it the/nose comes - just what a profile would be/like-
OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
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