DETAILS
- Artist
- Jules Pascin
- Date
- 1909
- Location
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- Culture
- United States
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THE ARTIST
Jules Pascin
Known as the "Prince of Montparnasse," Jules Pascin captured the fleeting intimacy of Parisian life, often depicting women in casual, dreamlike poses.
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