"Sieste, buste van Paquita" by Théo van Rysselberghe
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"Sieste, buste van Paquita" 1926

Théo van Rysselberghe

Original oil on canvas
38 ⨯ 55 cm
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Studio 2000 Art Gallery

  • About the artwork
    Gent 1862-1926 Saint-Clair, Var
    Sieste, buste van Paquita
    1926
    Olieverf op doek
    38 x 55 cm.
    Gesigneerd met mongram: links onder
    Gedateerd: links onder
    Herkomst: Atelier del pittore con titolo dell'opera; Galleria d'Arte Fogliato, Torino
  • About the artist

    Van Rysselberghe (1862 – 1926) is considered an important leader of pointillism, with which he inspired Dutch artists such as Jan Toorop.

    During one of his travels in Morocco in 1888, he literally and figuratively saw the light and started applying dots of unmixed paint with which he managed to express light and color in a sublime way. He will continue to use this technique throughout his career.

    The exhibition outlines Van Rysselberghe's development through his favorite themes: society portraits, sun-drenched landscapes from Flanders to Morocco, seascapes and the female nude. His oeuvre is an ode to the beauty of life and to painting itself.

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