"the book is overwhelmingly making the argument that the way Soutine is often discussed, as an Expressionist in the grips of a psychological pain expressed in his work, is not borne out by his life story, the way he felt about his work, or the paintings themselves."
"A key figure in the Surrealist movement, Lee Miller's work slipped between art, fashion and reportage. She was the original model-turned-photographer, working for the publisher Condé Nast on both sides of the lens, posing regularly for Edward Steichen and George Hoyningen-Huen."
"A surrealist and a realist, Miller focused her lens on her own century, the 20th century, at its most euphorically creative and brutally destructive."
Chaim Soutine was born in Belarus in 1893, worked in Paris alongside Chagall and Modigliani, and died in France in 1943. Portrayals of Soutine as an Expressionist defined by psychological pain are challenged; later canvases such as Windy Day, Auxerre (c.1939) are highlighted as central to his practice. Lee Miller's career bridged art, fashion and reportage; she worked as a model and photographer for Condé Nast, posed for Edward Steichen and George Hoyningen-Huen, and produced wartime journalism and late portraits. An anthology gathers contributions from more than twenty artists and writers to map global resonance and amplify the actuality of the Palestinian struggle for liberation.
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