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Francis Carco
Francis Carco (born "François Carcopino-Tusoli") (1886–1958) was a French author, born at Nouméa, New Caledonia. He was a poet, belonging to the "Fantaisiste" school, a novelist, a dramatist, and art critic for "L'Homme libre" and "Gil Blas". During World War I he became aviation pilot at Étampes, after studying at the aviation school there. His works are picturesque, painting as they do the street life of Montmartre, and being written often
refusal to court critics and art dealers---but the force of his work and his sense of artistic freedom was very much linked to this uncompromising stance.
Francis Carco had always been involved with painters. In his youth he had befriended Vlaminck, Derain, Van Dongen, Utrillo, Pascin and numerous masters. He owned many of their early works, and soon bought paintings from Nonda. Carco would also help him show his paintings to the large galleries by introduction, and a letter, hailing the talent of the young painter