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Peintures et Fantômas" | |||
Juan Gris (1887-1927) -1915 - peinture - 59.8 x 73.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. |
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| René Magritte (1898-1967) | ||||
 "L'homme du large", 1927 |
 "Le retour de flamme", 1943 |
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 The Threatened Assassin, 1926 |
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| Magritte has written of
Fantomas."He is
never entirely invisible. One can see his portrait through his face... When memories
pursue him he follows his ar, which drags him away. His movements are those of an
automaton; he brushed aside any furniture or walls that are in his way....
Fantomas'
science is more valuable than his language. We do not guess, and we cannot
doubt, his powers." Magritte also read the Nat Pinkerton and
Nick Carter weeklies. In the cinema
he followed Lang's thrillers ie Dr.Mabuse. Magritte's description of Juve on the trail of Fantomas." ...He crawls along the broken cobblestones of a mysterious passage. To guide himself he gropes along the walls with his fingers. Suddenly a whiff of hot air hits him in the face. He comes nearer... His eyes adjust to the darkness. Juve distinguishes a door with loose boards a few feet in front of him. He undoes his overcoat in order to wrap it round his left arm, and gets his revolver ready. As soon as he has cleared the door, Juve realises that his precautions were unnecessary: Fantomas is close by, sleeping deeply. In a matter of seconds Juve has tied up the sleeper. Fantomas continues to dream - of his disguises, perhaps, as usual Juve in the highest of spirits pronounces some regrettable words. They cause the prisoner to start. He wakes up, and once awake, Fantomas is no longer Juve's captive. Juve has failed again this time. One means remains for him to achieve his end: Juve will have to get into one of Fantomas' dreams - he will try to take part as one of its characters." Gablik, p.48. Published in Distances, March 1928. |
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Magritte's works on a Fantomas theme.
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 Reproduction de l'affiche originale par Magritte |
 Posant avec Fantomas.The Savage 1928 |
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