I think of Martine in the midst of other people, charming us and making us feel welcome—for so often we were her guests, and never has a more gracious hostess lived.  But my favorite memory may be of a time when we were alone.  She showed me the dummy of Venus d'ailleurs, her book of portraits of artists who came to Paris from elsewhere, accumulated over a period of nearly half a century.  I loved it, and I told her I thought it might be her best book.  Nothing could ever disturb her calm and genuine modesty, but her slight smile suggested that perhaps she agreed with me.

Peter Galassi