A complex and intriguing muse
Novel explores Dora Maar’s creative, tumultuous life as Picasso’s partner
07 November 2024 - 05:00
Auguste Rodin, Gustav Klimt, Alfred Stieglitz and Jackson Pollock — all are far more famous than their respective, equally talented partners, Camille Claudel, Emilie Flöge, Georgia O’Keeffe and Lee Krasner.
Cast as muses, these women are often defined by their relationships rather than by their own artistic achievements. The prevailing assumption is that these men’s influence on their partners outweighed any impact the women had on them. Male artists have frequently exploited these partnerships — either from a position of superiority or to undermine their partners’ creative genius...
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