(Paris)
Today we had a chance to visit an exhibition on Maurice de Vlaminck, one of the principle artists of the Fauve movement, at the Musee du Luxembourg in Paris. Vlaminck’s artwork radiates both the positiveness and gloominess of his artistic periods. Some of his artwork shine with an intense Van Gogh palette; while the others have the dimness of the foggy days. The subject matters of most of his artwork consist of Parisian landscapes around the Seine and rural parts of France, which have reminiscence of Cezanne; while some of his portraits are reminiscence of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Restaurant de La Machine a Bougival
The intense and passionate colors blend themselves into a unity, which reflects a pure joy and harmony. It obviously was a harmonic time for Vlaminck to see his surroundings through the positive and celebrational eyes. It seems neither to be a road nor the meadows – at the same time it does not matter – everything melts into the canvas so nicely – creating the feast of colors. The houses in the background answer to the tree in the foreground, even though they are separated by the pond of colors. Don’t you want to take a swim across?
Self Portrait
Maurice de Vlaminck
A stubborn, austere, and determined personality. From his looks, he reminds me of Diego Riviera, a Mexican painter and muralist, the husband of Frida Kahlo.
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