casparb's review
3.0
Dear Rilke here a delight. The Letters on Cézanne are a sharp collection of pieces on the painter, but of course, art more broadly as well. I’ve probably encountered more misses than hits in terms of writing on painting. I love Rilke’s emphasis on his own obsession with the same exhibition.
These letters end up as a structure, a poetic entirety. It is so delightful to see Clara Rilke in the letters despite her absence. The introduction to my edition asserts that she was quite his equal in discussing art. This is entirely perceptible here.
Something to reread I think. Only takes a few hours, after all. I’ve been entertained by the man lately.
These letters end up as a structure, a poetic entirety. It is so delightful to see Clara Rilke in the letters despite her absence. The introduction to my edition asserts that she was quite his equal in discussing art. This is entirely perceptible here.
Something to reread I think. Only takes a few hours, after all. I’ve been entertained by the man lately.
colinreedmoon's review
5.0
Remarkable correspondence between Rilke and his wife concerning the painter Cezanne and the nature of art.