Patricia Prime



from Katikati

hurling the pétanque boule, her thin little arm sandal coated in mud washed by the hose late home for lunch — avocado on toast beneath the magnifying glass, Scottish castle above the bananas a bridge at Firenze sharing his handkerchief …

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Pregnant Woman in Red

Most of the flesh a harsh red, heightening the expressiveness of the figure with its black outlines and setting it off against the background colour of the paper. The woman’s mask-like, raised face appears as an afterthought. Far more important …

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Artist at Work

This is the story of Picasso’s painting ‘Woman in an Armchair’. To exalt Eva’s sexuality he portrays her, proudly and tenderly, but also monstrously, in terms of her genitals. Inserted into the voluptuous violet of the chair the soft pink …

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Preparation

Wrapped in a heavy overcoat of herringbone tweed, as if freezing, he became a recluse. He had forsaken painting for drawing and was busy filling sketchbooks in preparation. Portrayal of the whores caused him anguish. The artist did everything possible …

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