1922 (ca.), Chäim Soutine, Landscape with Flight of Stairs -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: Soutine moved to Paris in 1913, where he became associated with a circle of artists that included Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall, and Jacques Lipchitz. In 1922 and 1923, he visited Cagnes on the Côte d'Azur, a village frequented by avant-garde artists. It was there that he painted this Expressionistic work. At the centre of the scene, a man walks on a steep flight of steps. The low viewpoint, swirling sky and bending trees, heighten the dizzying perspective. Soutine often used a strong vertical device to anchor his compositions; here, the slanting yellow rails create a stable focal point within the turbulent landscape.
1922 (ca.), Chäim Soutine, Landscape with Flight of Stairs -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: Soutine moved to Paris in 1913, where he became associated with a circle of artists that included Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall, and Jacques Lipchitz. In 1922 and 1923, he visited Cagnes on the Côte d'Azur, a village frequented by avant-garde artists. It was there that he painted this Expressionistic work. At the centre of the scene, a man walks on a steep flight of steps. The low viewpoint, swirling sky and bending trees, heighten the dizzying perspective. Soutine often used a strong vertical device to anchor his compositions; here, the slanting yellow rails create a stable focal point within the turbulent landscape.