"Meeting at the corner of rue de Belleville and rue Julien Lacroix", by Jean Le Gac (1986). The work is a monumental fresco representing a man on one knee and holding a white sheet of paper marked with a black cross in his right hand. The author captioned the work as follows: “Accustomed to the allusive style of the painter, the young detective understood that the message told him to continue the pursuit via rue Julien Lacroix."
It doesn't say whether the scenario is derived from some roman policier. Perhaps it's so well known in France as to require no explanation?
Mike, My apologies for not seeing (and responding to) your comment here. I am so accustomed to there being no comments on my blog.
Although interesting, I cannot say that your information influences how I feel about the picture. I was just responding to what I saw in front of me in that brief moment before I moved on. Later on, I was taken by the towels drying outside the window to the right.
One of the major attractions to me in visiting foreign countries, is that I am not distracted by words that I can understand (i.e., English), allowing me to focus strictly on the visual.
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According to French Wikipedia:
"Meeting at the corner of rue de Belleville and rue Julien Lacroix", by Jean Le Gac (1986). The work is a monumental fresco representing a man on one knee and holding a white sheet of paper marked with a black cross in his right hand. The author captioned the work as follows: “Accustomed to the allusive style of the painter, the young detective understood that the message told him to continue the pursuit via rue Julien Lacroix."
It doesn't say whether the scenario is derived from some roman policier. Perhaps it's so well known in France as to require no explanation?
Mike
Mike,
My apologies for not seeing (and responding to) your comment here. I am so accustomed to there being no comments on my blog.
Although interesting, I cannot say that your information influences how I feel about the picture. I was just responding to what I saw in front of me in that brief moment before I moved on. Later on, I was taken by the towels drying outside the window to the right.
One of the major attractions to me in visiting foreign countries, is that I am not distracted by words that I can understand (i.e., English), allowing me to focus strictly on the visual.
Tyler
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