“I felt that the art world was going wrong. I was starting to receive commissions. I was being asked to paint the ceiling of the Paris Opera House. Society seemed to be preparing to paint my work for me. I could have obeyed; many, perhaps most, painters do. The prospect did not coincide with my desire.”
Simon Hantaï, Painter - explaining the reason for his long isolation.
You can read his obituary here.
Original article here at the NY Times.
He seems like a truly interesting man. Tom McDonough wrote about him here.
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