![]() ![]() Schwabe's illustrations were based upon a free interpretation of the text, which led to the creation of a dreamlike universe close to symbolism. Yet, the will of the publisher Ernest Flammarion, who wanted to publish an illustrated version of The Dream, was to favour this unexpected, eventful partnership. ![]() The collaboration of these two personalities, which everything seemed to oppose - different visions of the world, aesthetics, generations - seems improbable. ![]() He thus proved to be one of the most promising young creators of the idealist tendency.Īt the same time, Zola was finishing the Rougon-Macquart cycle, a monument of naturalistic literature. His drawing was extraordinarily detailed, and yet full of archaism and distortions a highly original visionary iconography. Self-educated, Schwabe was known for his fantasy-like interpretation of the childhood gospels, as exhibited in the salon de la Rose+Croix, one of the big events of the year 1892. It recalled the surprising meeting between the Swiss painter Carlos Schwabe (1866-1926), a striking character of turn-of-the-century symbolism and idealism and the master of naturalism, Emile Zola (1840-1902), on the occasion of the illustration of his novel Le Rêve ( The Dream, 1891-1892). This documentary exhibition featured a group of water-colours, drawings, illustrated books, letters and unpublished documents. © RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Jean-Gilles Berizzi / Patrice Schmidt Paris, musée d'Orsay, conservé au département des Arts Graphiques du musée du Louvre ![]()
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