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...best model I ever had . . . nice and patient"); so did the vivacious Comtesse Anne-Elisabeth de Noailles, who "gesticulated so much that one of her breasts slipped out of her blouse, so I painted her that way." In time the great and near-great began calling him Kiki, and whenever he gave a party, they flocked to it dressed to the teeth. Kiki himself liked to receive them in a sweater, and he served them nothing but sandwiches and plain water. His formula for giving a party-"Why go to the expense of serving them champagne, when they...
...Some people," says Van Dongen, "write their memoirs. I am painting them." To Paris critics, Kiki's memoirs were as fresh and bold as anything he ever...
...sharpest blades in 1920 Paris was a young Polish-born painter named Moise Kisling. He wore his hair in a fringe, would duel at the drop of a beret, threw strenuous parties in his shabby studios. "He's the swellest guy in the world," wrote Kiki, queen of the Montparnasse models, in her diary. Kisling returned the compliment by faithfully reproducing her generous curves in his solidly painted canvases. Last week Artist Kisling, now an energetic 60, was having his first Paris show in 15 years. To replace Kiki and his other Montparnasse models, he had called...
...probably the best-known star in the world. In various foreign countries, he is known as Comondogo Mickey, el Raton Miguelito, Miguel Pericote, Topolino, Michel Souris, Miki Kuchi, Mikki Maus, Musse Pigg, Mickey Maus, Mickey Hiireke, Kiki Mavz'a, Mikkel Mus, Mickely...
...judge asked Kiki: "What drew you to Bourin...