This glamorous couple contributed much to the myth of American expatriates in Europe and are said to have inspired works by two very famous writers. What isn't well known -- in part because few of his works survive -- is that the male half of the duo was quite a talented artist. Who were this husband and wife, and can you offer an illustration of one of the gentleman's fine paintings?

queproblema

I have it in a trice if you meant "female half,".....but I doubt you did. Sep 05 07, 5:24 PM

queproblema

OK, no mistake of course.... The Fitzgerald's weren't the couple, but Scott was one of the famous authors who wrote about them, as did Hemingway, in "Tender is the Night" and "Garden of Eden." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Murphy Here is "Watch," an intriguing painting by Gerald Murphy, husband of Sara: http://dallasmuseumofart.org/Dallas_Museum_of_Art/View/Collections/American/ID_010814?ssSourceNodeId=1558 Sep 05 07, 5:40 PM

lanfranco

I didn't. Let's see: you might think about a comment you made on a very recent question. Sep 05 07, 5:40 PM

queproblema

Yes, I did think about him, and meant to add "respectively" after the "...Eden," Pixie Day is months distant from Guy Fawkes Day, by the way. Sep 05 07, 5:42 PM

lanfranco

O.K. crossing posts. Happens all the time. Now, things seem to be a bit garbled here. "Gerald and Sara Murphy" are the couple, not Scott and Zelda. Scott wrote "Tender is the Night," and Hemingway wrote "Garden of Eden." "Watch" is a fine painting by Gerald Murphy. I also like this one, "Wasp and Pear," in the Museum of Modern Art in New York: http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A4181&page_number=1&template_id=1&sort_order=1 Sep 05 07, 5:45 PM

queproblema

I was just being terse. Or attempting to be so. The antecedent of "them" is "the couple." I'd first thought the couple was Scott and Zelda. Zelda painted. Then I realized Scott, as well as Ernest, had written about the couple you had in mind, Gerald and Sara. If you would like it yet more garbled, just say the word. Sep 05 07, 5:51 PM