Joachim Gasquet

Joachim Gasquet

Portrait of Gasquet by Paul Cézanne (1896)
Born (1873-03-31)31 March 1873
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died 6 May 1921(1921-05-06) (aged 48)
Occupation Poet, author, art critic
Spouse(s) Marie Gasquet
Relatives Marius Girard (father-in-law)

Joachim Gasquet (31 March 1873 – 6 May 1921) was a French author, poet, and art critic.

Biography

Early life

Joachim Gasquet was born in 1873 in Aix-en-Provence.

Career

He was an author, poet and art critic. He is best known for his writing about the artists of his era, particularly Paul Cézanne, a friend.[1]

His 1921 book, Cézanne, is a testament to the life of the artist, whose work Gasquet had known since an 1895 exhibition at Aix-en-Provence.

Personal life

He married Marie Gasquet in 1896.

He died in 1921.

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Sidney Geist, Interpreting Cézanne, Harvard University Press, 1989, page 27


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