Joachim-Raphaël_Boronali

Joachim-Raphaël Boronali

Joachim-Raphaël Boronali

Donkey painter

Joachim-Raphaël Boronali was a fictitious Italian painter created as an invention of writer and critic Roland Dorgelès who created paintings on canvas by tying a paintbrush to the tail of a donkey named Lolo.[1]

Owner Père Frédé and his donkey Lolo, alias Boronali, in the entrance of the cabaret Lapin Agile

A painting by the donkey, Et le soleil s'endormit sur l'Adriatique [fr] (Sunset Over the Adriatic) was exhibited at the 1910 Salon des Indépendants attributed to the 'excessivist' Genoan painter. The painting sold for 400 francs (~ $1400 in 2024 value) and was donated by Dorgelès to the Orphelinat des Arts.[2] The painting forms part of the permanent collection at l'Espace culturel Paul Bédu (Milly-la-Forêt).

  • Et le soleil s'endormit sur l'Adriatique [fr] (Sunset Over the Adriatic), 54 × 81 cm, painting made by donkey (Lolo) assisted by Roland Dorgelès.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Lolo the Donkey and the Avant-Garde That Never Was: Part 1". Michigan Quarterly Review. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. [2]
    Daniel Groinowski, Aux commencements du rire moderne. L'esprit fumiste, José Corti, Paris, 1997, p.296.
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