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Christian Caillard | Poetic RealityStill Life with a Pipe
1916
Place of creation — Aumont-en-Halatte
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 46 × 55 cm
Themes
Still life
Description
The writer Henri Barbusse (17 May 1873–30 August 1935) had married Hélyonne Mendes, the younger sister of Huguette Mendes, Christian’s mother. Christian often visited his uncle in Aumont-en-Halatte, in Picardy. It was Henri Barbusse who gave him his first box of paints. The museum, which was once housed in this house, is currently (2026) closed and undergoing renovation. Henri Barbusse, a volunteer soldier in the First World War, was the winner of the 1916 Prix Goncourt for *Le Feu* (Diary of a Squad).
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