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Nicolas de Staël

Russian painter (1914-1955).

Born January 5th, 1914 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 16th, 1955 at 41 years old in Antibes (falling).

Occupations
painter, printmaker

Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius