#585 Le Cri de Coeur

Is hard to tell if the man is
watching the sun set, or 
is staring at the sun. Un-
likely the former, even though
the beauty of the landscape
as a setting might well in-
duce a cry from the heart. In 
favor of the latter are the 
dire stories we hear from 
childhood on of the painful 
deprivation of sight when
one looks for too long into
the sun's face. But why in-
dulge in supposition with
an artist who often plots a
distance between title & the
ingredients of the painting?
Rather stand back & welcome
what comes to your mind;
which, for me, are lines from
Guillaume Apollinaire's "Le
pont Mirabeau." Et nos amours
     Faut-il qu'il m'en souvienne
La joie venait toujours après la peine.
                          & our loves
     Must I remember them
Joy always comes after pain.