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.
A painting by the donkey, ''
Et le soleil s'endormit sur l'Adriatique (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''.
[Daniel Groinowski, ''Aux commencements du rire moderne. L'esprit fumiste'', ]José Corti
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, Paris, 1997, p.296. The painting forms part of the permanent collection at ''l'Espace culturel Paul Bédu'' (
Milly-la-Forêt).
Boronali Impression.jpg, '' Et le soleil s'endormit sur l'Adriatique (Sunset Over the Adriatic)'', 54 × 81 cm, painting made by donkey (Lolo) assisted by Roland Dorgelès.
See also
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Animal-made art
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Pierre Brassau
References
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Nonexistent people used in hoaxes
20th-century hoaxes
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