the starfish fernand leger

the starfish fernand legerIn The Starfish, Fernand Lger presents a very free composition, built around organic forms and vivid colours. The figures intertwine in a circular motion, as if the bodies were floating or slowly spinning in space. The very bright yellow background highlights the large blue, red and green masses, whilst the thick black outlines structure the whole and guide the eye across the canvas. This work belongs to Lgers late period, when his style became more

with great transparency in the pictorial material and a construction based more on the rhythm of the forms than on the realism of the volumes

wearing a coat richly decorated with floral motifs and hearts

and two lovers stand entwined in a celestial light

Gustave Courbet's Shedding deer in winter depicts a winter scene in a dense forest

seems to emanate directly from the imagination and faith of the women praying below

with the play of light and shadow creating a sense of depth and volume

Avenue of Poplars in Autumn is a work by Vincent Van Gogh

Monet's vivid colour palette and quick

this oil painting captures the essence of a cycle race

illustrating the mix of social classes characteristic of the period

ornamental approach

corresponding to the place where the sea