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Max Jacob ( French: [maks ʒakɔb]; 12 July 1876 – 5 March 1944) was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic. Pablo Picasso, 1921, Three Musicians, oil on canvas, 200.7 × 222.9 cm, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest; the figure on the right (holding the sheet music) represents Max Jacob.
Max Jacob was a French poet who played a decisive role in the new directions of modern poetry during the early part of the 20th century. His writing was the product of a complex amalgam of Jewish, Breton, Parisian, and Roman Catholic elements.
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Max Jacob. 1876–1944. Poet, artist, and critic Max Jacob was born in Quimper, Brittany, France. In 1897, he moved to the Montmartre district of Paris, where he shared a room with Pablo Picasso and immersed himself in the bohemian arts community.
Oct 21, 2020 · A poet, friend of Picasso and, a new biography shows, a man who defied easy labels. Who was Max Jacob? That’s the question poet and University of Chicago professor Rosanna Warren circles around...
Oct 20, 2020 · In “Max Jacob: A Life in Art and Letters,” Rosanna Warren retraces the colorful history of a now largely forgotten figure of French modernism who was surrounded by famous friends.
Max Jacob, né Max Jacob Alexandre le 12 juillet 1876 à Quimper [2] et mort le 5 mars 1944 à Drancy, est un poète moderniste, romancier et peintre français.
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Oct 14, 2020 · A biography of Max Jacob, a French poet and painter who converted to Catholicism and died in a Nazi camp in 1944. Learn about his friendship with Picasso, his mystical vision, his letters to save his sister, and his last days in Saint-Benoît.
