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Escolha um estado de espírito e o próprio ambiente responde — a luz esfria ou aquece, o ritmo do ar muda, e apenas as obras que carregam esse sentimento emergem da escuridão. Todo o resto recua para a sombra.
Roger de La Fresnaye
Roger de La Fresnaye: Symbolism, Cubism and the Pursuit of Geometric Harmony Roger de la Fresnaye (July 11, 1885 – November 27, 1925) stands as a singular figure in the constellation of early 20th-century French painting—a nobleman transformed into an avant-garde innovator whose brief but luminous career captured the spirit of its time. Born into the influential La Fresnayes family, steeped in military tradition and aristocratic privil
ege, he defied expectations by eschewing martial pursuits for a fervent dedication to artistic creation. His formative years were shaped by classical training at the Académie Julian and later the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris—institutions that instilled within him a foundational understanding of artistic principles while simultaneously exposing him to the burgeoning currents of Symbolism and Cubism. This duality would become the corner…