The Hidden Masterpiece
By Honoré de Balzac
3 Jan, 2020
One of Honore de Balzac's most celebrated tales, "The Hidden 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 to
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One of Honore de Balzac's most celebrated tales, "The Hidden 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 to artists as various as Cezanne, Henry James, Picasso, and New Wave director Jacques Rivette, is, in critic Dore Ashton's words, a "fable of modern art." Less