The Beauty Remains; the Pain Passes
Posted by: andbfn <andbfn@...>
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> The Beauty Remains; the Pain Passes
>
> Although Henri Matisse was nearly 28 years younger
> than Auguste Renoir, the two great artists were dear friends
> and frequent companions. When Renoir was confined to his
> home during the last decade of his life, Matisse visited him
> daily. Renoir, almost paralyzed by arthritis, continued to
> paint in spite of his infirmities. One day as Matisse
> watched the elder painter working in his studio, fighting
> torturous pain with each brush stroke, he blurted out:
> "Auguste, why do you continue to paint when you are in such
> agony?"
> Renoir answered simply: "The beauty remains; the pain
> passes." And so, almost to his dying day, Renoir put paint
> to canvas. One of his most famous paintings, The Bathers,
> was completed just two years before his passing, 14 years
> after he was stricken by this disabling disease.
>
> By The Best of Bits & Pieces
> from A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul
> Copyright 1996 by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
>
> --
> Live your life so that if someone says "Be yourself," it's good advice.
> ~ Robert Orben