LAFFILLÉ
The Question of Being
Pierre LaffillĂŠ
The Questions of Being
This edition copyright © 2011 CSF Publishing, New Mexico, USA Artwork copyright © 2010 by Pierre Laffillé Introduction copyright © 2011 by Photographs copyright © 2011 by Pierre & Claudia Toutain-Dorbec Published in 2011 by CSF Publishing, New Mexico, USA ISBN-13 978-0-98024----ISBN-10 0-98024-----Web: csfpublishing.com E-mail: info@csfpublishing.com 505 747 1177 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
To Danièle who held my hand all her life, To CÊline who is always with me
Pierre LaffillĂŠ
The Questions of Being
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Without atmosphere a painting is nothing. Rembrandt
Pierre LaffillĂŠ, self-portrait, circa 1960
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