Vauclusiens in front of wall of Berlin.
Orianne Tison ( Provence Luberon News) - 19/11/2009
On this November 7th, 1989 in front of sadly famous wall of Berlin holds Jean-Paul Sfez ready to enter in history and another vauclusien always ready to paint the life.
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The first to be broken the wall of Berlin
We are on November 7th, 1989 is two days before the fall, the wall of Berlin separates still two Germany.
Jean-Paul Sfez goes along the wall of the shame accompanied with his girl friend, it's then that without premeditation they are going to enter in history..
Innocent holidays in lover are going soon to become immortal and jubilant recollections in view of the continuation of events.
It is an incredible history that we made to share the avignonnais Jean Paul Sfez, in the book " Who broke the wall of Berlin " appeared there is little on the occasion of the 20-th birthday of the fall of the wall.
He tells us in a style full of humor his rocambolesque evening of November 7th, 1989. Memorable evening during which for the beautiful eyes of his partner Jean Paul Sfez was the first to break the wall of Berlin.
Yvan Magnani witness of the history
This day there, another vauclusien was present : Yvan Magnani. In holidays in Berlin, the painter from Apt promenades towards the wall, maybe in search of inspiration and it is that he is going to find!
An assemblage, curious local residents, the police, of the excitement... Our painter approaches and discovers a scene full of life as he loves them.
In holidays in Berlin, the painter from Apt promenades towards the wall, maybe in search of inspiration and it is that he is going to find!
An assemblage, curious local residents, the police, of the excitement... Our painter approaches and discovers a scene full of life as he loves them.
Jean Paul Sfez is negotiating with the German forces of police. The artist's instinct urges him then to take out of its pocket a sheet and a pencil for " to sketch this scene ". Does he anticipate that we are at the dawn of an important event? Always it is that due to the blow of pencil he becomes a witness privileged by the history, let us remind that two days after the wall of Berlin effrondre. Is Jean Paul Sfez's initiative the premise of the fall or even better did it contribute to the fall?
Always it is that once the scene in pocket, Yvan Magnani will make an immense canvas of 2m50 on 1m50 entitled " At feet of the wall ". This monumental work is right current Jean Paul Sfez's property, which a fortunate coincidence put back on the road of our painter, who offered the canvas to the one that appeared there.
