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Max Jacob (French: [maks ʒakɔb]; 12 July 1876 – 5 March 1944) was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic. Pablo Picasso , 1921, Three Musicians , oil on canvas, 200.7 × 222.9 cm, Museum of Modern Art , New York.
Max Jacob. 1876–1944. Poet, artist, and critic Max Jacob was born in Quimper, Brittany, France. In 1897, he moved to the Montmartre district of Paris, where he shared a room with Pablo Picasso and immersed himself in the bohemian arts community.
Max Jacob (born July 12, 1876, Quimper, Fr.—died March 5, 1944, Drancy) was a French poet who played a decisive role in the new directions of modern poetry during the early part of the 20th century.
Oct 20, 2020 · In “Max Jacob: A Life in Art and Letters,” Rosanna Warren retraces the colorful history of a now largely forgotten figure of French modernism who was surrounded by famous friends.
Oct 21, 2020 · Who was Max Jacob? A poet, friend of Picasso and, a new biography shows, a man who defied easy labels
Oct 14, 2020 · A biography of Max Jacob, a French poet and painter who converted to Catholicism and died in a Nazi camp in 1944. Learn about his friendship with Picasso, his mystical vision, his letters to save his sister, and his last days in Saint-Benoît.
Max Jacob was a Jewish poet, painter, writer, and critic. He was born in Quimper, Brittany, France. In 1897, he left the Paris Colonial School to pursue a career as an artist. Jacob shared a room with Pablo Picasso on the Boulevard Voltaire.
