Cover of Rainer Maria Rilke, Damion Searls (TRN), Rachel Corbett (INT): Letters to a Young Painter

Rainer Maria Rilke, Damion Searls (TRN), Rachel Corbett (INT) Letters to a Young Painter

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David Zwirner Inc

USA

2017

Paperback

66

Light

311604

978-1-941701-64-5

1-941701-64-7

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In these eight intimate letters written to a teenage Balthus--who would go on to become one of the leading artists of his generation--Rilke describes the challenges he faced, while opening the door for the young painter to take himself and his work seriously. Rilke's constant warmth, his ability to sense in advance his correspondent's difficulties and propose solutions to them, and his sensitivity as a person and an artist come across in these charming and honest letters. Writing during his aged years, this volume paints a picture of the venerable poet as he faced his mortality, through the perspective of hindsight, and continued to embrace his openness towards other creative individuals. With an introduction by Rachel Corbett, author of You Must Change Your Life: The Story of Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin (2016), this book is a must-have for Rilke's admirers, young and old, and all aspiring artists.

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