Show THE LIFE OF AN ARTISTS ARTIST'S MODEL I IMY MY PRESENCE ANNOYS A FAMOUS SCULPTORS SCULPTOR'S JEALOUS W WIFE FE i I By Manya Rudina Famous New York Artists Artist's Model A womans woman's Jealousy turns on small things I was once the the innocent cause of the parting of ot a husband and wife An artist should never marry Few women can understand understand understand under under- stand an artist lie He cannot be a so- so called model husband hus hus- band How does he know when thet the t 1 inspiration n s 5 p i ration may mayS mayS' S' S come to work How lIow can he pay strict at attention attention at at- to dinner Ay hours and keep p punctually engagements engagements engage engage- engage engage- ments meats with his wife How does he know when he will disturb disturb disturb dis dis- dis- dis MANYA ROD RUDINA the routine of the household by insisting on working all an night or in wandering about allday allday all allday day seeking an inspiration And there are few women indeed who can really and truly trust a husband husband husband hus hus- band to work alone all day in the studio with another woman woman woman-a a model It is said that doctors doctor's wives are the most jealous of women but I 1 think artists artist's wives are worse When I went to pose for the artist whom I had met at Romany Maries Marie's I was filled with gladness He lie was a great sculptor He told me his idea of the work he wanted to do do Some artists he said do not realize realize realize real real- ize how important it is that the model should know what it is that that she Se is s posing A model needs a special latent talent tai lat ent for her work Such models are very scarce We were both Intensely Interested in the work worl and we talked happily about It a great deal As he was the first sculptor for whom I had ever posed I was quite curious about how he began to build the figure So he hee took a piece of wood and showed me he I how he made the armature as the foundation Is called It Is made of I f wires fixed to the wood two pieces to be the foundation for the legs two for the arms and another for the head On this the clay is mo I I liked the the clay always when I pose for a sculptor I have a piece of clay in m my hand to amuse myself He lie showed me the modeling tools some to take off the surplus clay some to smooth It it some to engrave lines Unes upon it We Ve agreed that he should not tell ten me when to pose and when to rest but I should pose and rest of my own wn accord This made me happy And so interested did we become that In Instead Instead instead In- In stead of posing twenty minutes for forthe forthe forthe the first time a whole hour passed either of us knowing it it Then I would rest throwing my cape around me and sticking my bare toes into slippers and sitting with him at a little table while he told me stories of his past life Ufe and work Then we would work again and so Interested did we get that we went on and on without any regard for time Suddenly a sharp knock sounded at atthe atthe atthe the door I was startled I looked at atthe atthe atthe the clock and saw that it was 7 o'clock A woman entered It was the artists artist's artists artist's artists artist's ar ar- ar- ar wife Paying no attention to me she walked up to him and said Albert do you know that It Is an hour past dinner My dear Martha he said I 1 am terribly sorry but you see we were so interested in the new work that that that- Yes I know now quite well weIl she broke In It Is always the same You Tou are areso areso areso so interested interested in th the work rk Why are re you ou not Interested In me in our home in the children Are we we we- And then she stopped realizing my I presence as s I walked quickly to my dressing Ah Manya 1 he said quickly Quick and a little confused Let me introduce my wife We Ve bowed neither speaking I will hurry and dress now I 1 said You need not wait walt for me I told him I will let myself out out The artist artret went up to his wife and said something in a low tone Xo No I 1 will not not I heard the wife re reply re- re ply It is enough that you pay her herfor herfor herfor for her work without entertaining And she walked out of ot the studio In her next chapter Manya lanya Rudina tells of her experience with a jealous wife |