And every day, she writes.' Hardback Publication dates Book 1 – 1957 Angeliqueīook 5 – 1961 Love Book 6 – 1964 Countessīook 9 – 1976 Ghosts Book 10 – 1980 Quebecīook 12 – 1985 Victoire Anne Golon - The Biography Wrong, she scrapes along in a decrepit appartement situated in the middle of Lausanne. (2) Reference Book (always close to hand for accuracy (3) Reading glasses - Anne is notoriously determined never to be photographed wearing spectacles - discreetly hidden (4) Anne favours pen and ink for her original work and signing autographs (5) Book of illustrated costume references (6) Hand written notes covering the years 1645 to 1648/9 (7) Reference book detailing costume minutiae (8) A reference book of pistols (9) photo albums, folders (tantalising holding wonderful secrets and insights into Angélique's story) (10) Favourite artworks to add to the ambience of the woman and her surroundings (11) possibly old proof copies of her works (12) possibly a pictorial map for reference (13) shelves full of reference folders (14) a favoured lamp often seen in alternative photographs and finally (15) 'Indomptable Anne Golon' echoing her ' Indomptable Angélique' (cannot really be translated as 'Anne Golon and the Sultan' following the English translation of the book title, but indeed 'Indomitable Anne Golon') - L'illustré writes 'One can imagine that she is sitting on a pile of gold in her house in Montana where she established (located) her family in 1959. In this composition of the artist as an ageless author I see (1) a painting in the style of the late Serge Golon very reminiscent of ' Old Larches at Crans-Montana, Switzerland'. This remarkable image of Anne Golon © of the magazine L'illustré 2002 reminds me of the ' Arnolfini Marriage' by Jan van Eyck which is loaded with symbolism - here is my interpretation of 'A Portrait of an Author as an ageless woman' with apologies to James Joyce Golon Books Home / Home Page / Artists Page 'Portrait of an ageless Author'

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