Joachim-Raphaël Boronali

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 (Sunset Over the Adriatic) was exhibited at the 1910 Salon des Indépendants attributed to the 'excessivist' Genoan painter. The painting sold for 400 francs (~ $1200 in 2020 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.
    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

References
  1. "Lolo the Donkey and the Avant-Garde That Never Was: Part 1". Michigan Quarterly Review. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  2. Daniel Groinowski, Aux commencements du rire moderne. L'esprit fumiste, José Corti, Paris, 1997, p.296.
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