Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes

Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes (June 19, 1884 – July 9, 1974) was a French writer, poet, playwright, and painter associated with the Dada movement.

In addition to numerous early paintings, Ribemont-Dessaignes wrote plays, poetry, manifestos and opera librettos.

Among Ribemont-Dessaignes' works for the theater are the plays The Emperor of China (1916) and The Mute Canary (1919), and the opera libretti The Knife's Tears (1926) and The Three Wishes (1926), both with music by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů.

His novels include L'Autruche aux yeux clos (1924), Ariane (1925), Le Bar du lendemain (1927), Céleste Ugolin (1928), and Monsieur Jean ou l'Amour absolu (1934).

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Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes photographed by Henri Manuel
Silence . (c. 1915) Oil on canvas, 36 1 ⁄ 4 × 28 7 ⁄ 8 " (92.1 × 73.3 cm). In the collection of the MOMA , New York City.