
A New York Review Books Original One of Honor de Balzac's most celebrated tales, "The Unknown Masterpiece" is the story of a painter who, depending on one's perspective, is either an abject failure or a transcendental genius--or both. The story, which has served as an inspiration...

A New York Review Books Original One of Honor de Balzac's most celebrated tales, "The Unknown Masterpiece" is the story of a painter who, depending on one's perspective, is either an abject failure or a transcendental genius--or both. The story, which has served as an inspiration...


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Le jeune Nicolas Poussin, encore inconnu, rend visite au peintre Porbus dans son atelier. Il est accompagn du vieux matre Frenhofer, qui met de savants commentaires sur le grand tableau que Porbus vient de terminer. Il s'agit de Marie l'gyptienne, dont Frenhofer fait l'loge,...
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HONOR DE BALZAC Francia 1799 - 1850

The Unknown Masterpiece is a novella by French author Honore de Balzac. The story follows the character of Frenhofer, an aging artist who has spent his life working on a single painting. Frenhofer believes that his painting is a masterpiece, but when he shows it to his friends...
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The Unknown Masterpiece Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu] Honor de Balzac Translated by Ellen Marriage Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu (English "The Unknown Masterpiece") is a short story by Honor de Balzac. It was first published in the newspaper L'Artiste...
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Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu constitue une r flexion sur l'art. Incipit: Vers la fin de l'ann e 1612, par une froide matin e de d cembre, un jeune homme dont le v tement tait de tr s mince apparence, se promenait devant la porte d'une maison situ e rue des Grands-Augustins, Paris...
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Le jeune Nicolas Poussin, encore inconnu, rend visite au peintre Porbus dans son atelier. Il est accompagn du vieux ma tre Frenhofer, qui met de savants commentaires sur le grand tableau que Porbus vient de terminer. Il s'agit de Marie l' gyptienne, dont Frenhofer fait l' loge,...

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Plongez dans le monde envo tant de "Le Chef-d'OEuvre Inconnu" d'Honor de Balzac, un r cit captivant qui explore les abysses de la cr ativit artistique et les tourments de l' me humaine. L'histoire suit le destin de Frenhofer, un artiste passionn la recherche du chef-d'oeuvre...



A New York Review Books OriginalOne of Honor? de Balzac's most celebrated tales, "The Unknown Masterpiece" is the story of a painter who, depending on one's perspective, is either an abject failure or a transcendental genius-or both. The story, which has served as an inspiration...
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On a cold December morning in the year 1612, a young man, whose clothing was somewhat of the thinnest, was walking to and fro before a gateway in the Rue des GrandsAugustins in Paris. He went up and down the street before this house with the irresolution of a gallant who dares...

Suddenly he became silent. His grave and earnest face lost its expression of joy; he was comparing the immensity of his hopes with the mediocrity of his means. The walls of the garret were covered with bits of paper on which were crayon sketches; he possessed only four clean...
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"Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu" de Honor? de Balzac. Romancier, critique litt?raire, essayiste, journaliste et ?crivain fran?ais (1799-1850).
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