1912, Andre Lhote, Riverbank -- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond)
From the museum label: By 1912 many avant-garde artists across Europe had internalized the Cubist concepts of multiple viewpoints, a flattened sense of space, and fragmented distortions of form. Riverbank dates from Lhote's early connection with other French Cubists such as Raymond Duchamp- Villon, Marcel Duchamp, and Fernand Léger. While the trees and sky are recognizable within the picture, the balance and harmony of the composition as a whole takes precedence over naturalistic representation. Rhythmic alternation between light and dark areas unifies the image, and the undulating forms of the trees add dynamic contrast.
1912, Andre Lhote, Riverbank -- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond)
From the museum label: By 1912 many avant-garde artists across Europe had internalized the Cubist concepts of multiple viewpoints, a flattened sense of space, and fragmented distortions of form. Riverbank dates from Lhote's early connection with other French Cubists such as Raymond Duchamp- Villon, Marcel Duchamp, and Fernand Léger. While the trees and sky are recognizable within the picture, the balance and harmony of the composition as a whole takes precedence over naturalistic representation. Rhythmic alternation between light and dark areas unifies the image, and the undulating forms of the trees add dynamic contrast.