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Joachim Gasquet
Joachim Gasquet (31 March 1873 – 6 May 1921) was a French author, poet, and art critic.
Biography.
Biography Early life.
Joachim Gasquet was born in 1873 in Aix-en-Provence.
Biography Career.
He was an author, poet and art critic. He is best known for his writing about the artists of his era, particularly Paul Cézanne, a friend.
His 1921 book, "Cézanne", is a testament to the life of the artist,
1873 that he met Joachim Gasquet in Aix, who would turn out to be Emperaire's best friend up until his death.
Although he went back to Paris in 1881 and again in 1882, when he was honoured with becoming a member of the "Société libre des Artistes français", he would hardly leave Aix from 1873 onwards, living at 2, place des Prêcheurs. While in Aix, he liked to go painting in Le Tholonet. He was known for being headstrong. Joachim Gasquet once mentioned his "unwavering