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...twelve paintings on show, two were already sold (Utrillo went for ?900). Back in Paris, Camille Bombois was pleased but puzzled. Said he: "After all, I am just a barbouilleur [dauber], and there are lots of artists who paint better than I do . . ." One who heartily agreed with him was Painter Maurice Utrillo's peppery wife, Lucie Valore, who had seen Bombois' painting of her husband in a Paris gallery and sent Bombois an indignant protest: "The expression on Utrillo's face is too demoniacal, and you have painted his nose much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Dauber | 8/25/1952 | See Source »

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