The publication of the book coincides with the centenary of the birth of M.R. Pantip Paribatra, founder of the Chumbhot-Pantip Foundation. As Princess Marsi is the only child of H.R.H. Prince Chumbhotbongse Paribatra, Prince of Nagor Svarga and M.R. Pantip Paribatra, we are therefore most grateful to her for allowing us to bring her distinctive works to the attention of the public.
It would not have been possible to produce this book without the assistance and continued support of many people and institutions. The first person we would like to thank is Sumet Jumsai, a renowned art histori8an and architecdt. He agreed to be its editor and assumed responsibility for overseeing and co-ordinating the production of the book. We are indebted to him for all the time and effort he has devoted to this project, for his patience and attention to detail. Special thanks belong to Tamnu Tangkanasing, a trustee of the Chumbhot-Pantip Foundation, for liaising at every stage with all concerned and thus making it possible for everyone to meet the deadlines.
- La vie de la princesse artiste / Life of a princess artist / เจ้าหญิงศิลปิน
- Les jeux de l’amour et de la magie : les visions fascinees de la Princesse Marsi / The juxtaposition of love and magic : the
fascinated visions of Princess Marsi / ความรักความอัศจรรย์ วัสัยทัศน์อันประทับใจของท่านหญิงมารศี
- The Lady of Annot / The Lady Annot / เจ้าหญิงแห่งอันน๊อต
- La Princesse Marsi et le royaume du fantastique / Princess Marsi and the realm of fantasy / ท่านหญิงมารศีกับอาณาจักรแห่งจินตนาการ
- La Princesse Marsi et les dons du Ciel / Princess Marsi and the gift of heaven / ท่านหญิงมารศีกับพรจากสวรรค์
- Ephemerides / Background / เบื้องหลัง
- Catalogue / Catalogue / ภาพวาด
- Bibliographie / Bibliography / บรรณานุกรม
- Liste des oeuvres / List of paintings / รายชื่อภาพวาดฝีพระหัตถ์
- Index / Index / ดัชนี
- Auteurs / Contributors / ผู้เขียนบทความ
- Equipe de redaction / Editorial team / คณะบรรณาธิการ
She presents herself with the vision of this miraculous and disturbing confusion; she infuses this in her own psyche and even in her body. What do these extraordinary manifestations portend? Happiness or misfortune? They form in any case the subject of her perpetual enquiry, the motor of her inspiration. They combine with her creative energy: almost every one of her paintings evokes a force ready to be unleashed, to be free to become a work of destruction.
-- Georges BLOESS --