▁of ▁Paris . ▁ ▁At ▁an ▁opening ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Musée ▁National ▁d " art ▁Mod erne ▁in ▁Paris , ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Lé once ▁Ros enberg ▁related ▁his ▁impress ions ▁to ▁H él ène ▁Ba ure t : ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁painting ▁" La ▁Tr ic ote use ", ▁h anging ▁next ▁to ▁works ▁by ▁Gr is , ▁Met z inger ▁reve als ▁himself ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁painter , ▁more ▁natural , ▁more ▁flexible ▁[ plus ▁sou ple ] ▁than ▁Gr is . ▁O ften , ▁Gr is ▁would ▁tell ▁me : ▁" Ah ! ▁If ▁I ▁could ▁br ush ▁[ b ros ser ] ▁like ▁the ▁French !" ▁ ▁Gr is ▁was ▁indeed ▁capable ▁of ▁producing ▁works ▁closely ▁att un ed ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁Met z inger . ▁His ▁late ▁arrival ▁on ▁the ▁Cub ist ▁scene ▁( 1 9 1 2 ) ▁saw ▁him ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁movement : ▁Pic asso , ▁of ▁the ▁' G allery ▁Cub ists ' ▁and ▁Met z inger ▁of ▁the ▁' Sal on ▁Cub ists '. ▁His ▁entry ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁Sal on ▁des ▁Ind ép end ants , ▁H omm age ▁à ▁Pablo ▁Pic asso , ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁hom age ▁to ▁Met z inger ' s ▁Le ▁go û ter ▁( Te a ▁Time ). ▁Le ▁go û ter ▁persu aded ▁Gr is ▁of ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁mathematics ▁( numbers ) ▁in ▁painting . ▁ ▁As ▁art ▁historian ▁Peter ▁Bro