Azalées et Plantes Vertes
Louis Valtat
1918
On view : WORLD OF FLOWERS EXHIBITION HALL
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- YEAR:circa 1918
- MEDIUM:Oil on canvas
- DIMENSIONS:73 × 59.7 cm
Introduction
Louis Valtat is regarded as a significant figure bridging Impressionism and later modern art movements. Unlike the Impressionist or Neo-Impressionist style of his early works, Azalées et Plantes Vertes reveals a restrained Fauvist tendency in its vivid colours. The flat application of paint and the separating outlines between colour blocks reflect the influence of Gauguin’s Synthetism. Through this distinctive use of colour and form, the lush corner of greenery in the painting transcends the real world, becoming instead a reimagined memory of nature’s abundant vitality.
