Mathilde Montpetit (@mathildegm.bsky.social)

In 1925, the painter Chaim Soutine was interrupted by the Parisian public health authorities – his neighbors were complaining about the smell of his homages to Rembrandt and Chardin. Art prevailed and he got to keep the meat, but had to promise to spray them with ammonia every day:

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*Nature Morte*: Chaïm Soutine’s Still Lifes (ca. 1920s) Still lifes by the artist who seemed to bridge expressionism with the baroque. https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/chaim-soutine-still-lifes/

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