| In the antechamber of Gauguin, the homage of Mr. Girieud to the master arrested Gioconda.
- "This man loves color and is not afraid to show it.
A naive bravery is read in this tribute. Tell me who are the men sitting at Gauguin's table and what is this banquet?
"Here," I said to him, "Cerisier and Fayet, and then Maurice Denis, whom the virgins and the girls delight you so much. Here is Durio, whose winding jewels you know, who was a faithful friend. O'Connor and Dufrénoy are in the foreground, Charles Morice is meditating at the left end and Girieud himself is at the other end modestly.
Two figs of women are squatting thoughtfully: their poses are those that the master of the line had liked. Finally two Tahitian women are at his side, their heads resting gently on the shoulders of the one who loved them with all his heart. |