composition on a grey background nicolas de stael

composition on a grey background nicolas de staelDuring the 20th century, Nicolas de Stal developed a style of painting in which the motif gives way to pictorial construction. In this type of composition, he does not start with an identifiable subject, but organises the canvas through the tension between lines, surfaces and colours. This approach allows him to explore the balance between abstraction and structure, working directly with the material and the relationship between forms. The canvas is

The subject of this work is thus born in the mind of Henri Rousseau from a story and an environment that he transposes very freely while using Western myths: the earthly paradise

Metallic tones and golden highlights accentuate the sensuality of the whole

An elderly man

The fine details of the dragon

Degas transports the viewer into the bustling backstage area of the opera house

Snow Storm - Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth by William Turner evokes a scene of maritime agony

Bundled-up figures walk through the snow

but transformed into geometric forms

leaving the colors (red

hold each other in a silent embrace

A small banner

green and orange - work harmoniously together