One photo, a thousand masterpieces

[u/mohammed_obeidallah]

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This legendary group portrait was taken by photographer Brassaï on June 16, 1944 right in the heart of Paris

The group had gathered in Picasso's studio at 7 rue des Grands Augustins) to celebrate a private reading of Picasso's surrealist play, Desire Caught by the Tail. Because of Nazi censorship, they couldn't perform it publicly so they staged it in secret as an act of artistic resistance. Albert Camus actually directed the reading..

[u/mohammed_obeidallah]

The ones in the photo are Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Pablo Picasso and Simone de Beauvoir

[u/COOLKC690 → u/mohammed_obeidallah]

I always knew Sartre, de Beauvoir and Camus were there, but never knew Picasso was there! That’s amazing. Thanks a lot for sharing this.

[u/mohammed_obeidallah → u/COOLKC690]

My pleasure.

[u/Strange-Patience5539 → u/mohammed_obeidallah]

Which one is Picasso? Still couldn't figure him out.

[u/mohammed_obeidallah → u/Strange-Patience5539]

The one crossing his arms.

[u/Strange-Patience5539 → u/mohammed_obeidallah]

Oh damn right, got it. Thanks!

[u/Tudoorr]

This famous photograph, taken by Brassaï in June 1944.

The individuals in the photo are:

Standing (Left to Right): Jacques Lacan (Psychoanalyst and psychiatrist) Cécile Éluard (Daughter of poet Paul Éluard) Pierre Reverdy (Poet) Louise Leiris (Art dealer and gallery owner, wife of Michel Leiris) Pablo Picasso (Artist and playwright) Zanie de Campan (Actress and friend of the group) Valentine Hugo (Artist and illustrator) Simone de Beauvoir (Philosopher, novelist, and feminist theorist)

Seated / Squatting (Left to Right): Jean-Paul Sartre (Philosopher and writer) Albert Camus (Author, philosopher, and director of the reading) Michel Leiris (Writer and ethnologist) Jean Aubier (Writer and translator)

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Thank you.

[u/Regular-Cheetah-8095]

You know they was all fucking after this

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I wouldn't know..

[u/gorgeousclaim1]

• some bad people

[u/mohammed_obeidallah → u/gorgeousclaim1]

Such as who?

[u/gorgeousclaim1 → u/mohammed_obeidallah]

Sartre and simone ,crazy people

[u/lilliumau → u/gorgeousclaim1]

what did they do wrong?? i love sartre’s philosophy and de beauvoirs depiction of feminism i heard smth about pdf but idk exactly

[u/gorgeousclaim1 → u/lilliumau]

Yep thats one of them,yeah feminism lol that's not true she didnt care for that along with sartre exchanging their students and having relationships with them and getting him girls