I know my dear friends, I left you with such an amazing collection and you have been waiting to see what was going to be of those magnificent pieces so here we are…The amazing collection certainly did not go unnoticed and so the exhibition takes place after the daunting task of finding the right gallery to display his work now. This was done by my mother Willy who one day went to the best gallery in Paris called Claude Bernard who loved the work and recommended her directly to another important gallery in Paris called Iolas, who thought this was the perfect compilation for a new gallery that was going to open its doors, directed by Jaqueline Passever, “niece of Giorgio De Chirico“, who instantly fell in love with Maron’s work and was very excited to do the exhibition. 
You can see the news paper ad for it above
the poster
Here is the front of the invitation above
And the back side
The text here was written by Alain Bosquet, beautifully describing what his paintings stirred within…below you can read the translated text, enjoy!
Some, a little more audacious, intend to make a clean sweep: the canvas disturbs them, color is their enemy, the notion of space exasperates them, replacing painting to the reign of matter, as if that at its raw state was a new value in itself. And at the other end of the horizon, some crash themselves before
the past, delayed imitators who are still making nudes, sunsets, fruit, landscapes more or less assassinated.
This consciousness at the level of craft provides various forms, which don’t exclude virtuosity or a kind of philosophy of” trompe-l’oeil” renewed of the mannerist that followed the Renaissance.The prestige, he is not afraid to stress, as if he wants to challenge the general relaxation of painting, it can serve as an example.
Why would we be obfuscated by this panache, which permits him to be assertive? We feel soon enough seduced by his way, as if we went in a strange impulse of gaiety but astonishment, check, by a finger, or prying eyes, the texture of his paintings. We resolve to the evidence: it is neither photography or collage, but pretty much brush work, meticulous removed at times caracoled, always superbe. Tromper l’oeil, precisely, is not the goal of Maron : mostly he flatters it, so as the pleasure be more acute. And who says pleasure, says need to dive back, to reflect, to question ourselves at length.
The artist standing by his work, looking sharp!
my brother walking the gallery and enjoying the work on the walls…LUCKY! 
This poster was displayed on the famous column in Paris where all the great artistic events are announced since the 19th Century.
Amongst the personalities that went to see his work we have The Rotschild’s, Karl Lagerfeld, Antonio Saura, Karel Appel, Leonor Fini, Franco Zeffirelli, Labisse, Christian Marquand to name a few but you get the idea, this was the “creme de la creme” of Paris. This was a big success indeed!
On the next episode we get to the reaction of the press and critics alike, stay tuned! Also to see more of this time and from my mother’s side CLICK HERE
Qué maravilla !!! Es una delicia leer este post…
Gracias por compartirlo Alegría.
Besossss
Gracias a ti Alicia!
Very inspirational and what a great and awesome body of work!
Thank you Kenny, very much!
Oh, I am dreaming of being there….just missed by a few years….and a few dollars! I love this series, and I love seeing them over and over and over again! Still, loving the Pink!
Thank you Judith, you and me both!
Alegria, I love reading your Blog, you write well. This period was when I was living in France, and my husband and I went to the Opening of the Exhibition. Reading your Blog stirs up memories of a distant past …
Wow I was not aware that you were present, that is so awesome! thank you for sharing and for reading!
xoxoxo
I love this exhibition. I have seen a few of these amazing paintings in person. Nancy had always described the paintings as paintings of sheets but never told me the name of the exhibitions…these are not just paintings of sheets this is art done by a genius..the wrapped canvases…now that i see these in context of the creation I am in love with Salvadors art on a whole new level. I love the portrait he did of me but his work that he does for himself and his expression as an artist is truly remarkable. Thanks for reminding me Alegria..
My dear Joan,
your words are truly beautiful and well appreciated. Yes indeed I agree that it is a series that blows minds, mine it does. Thank you so much for reading and please stay with me while I continue.
xoxoxo
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