Nature Morte aux Fleurs avec Vase Gris
Maurice de Vlaminck
- MEDIUM:Oil on canvas
- DIMENSIONS:46 × 38 cm
Introduction
Maurice de Vlaminck is regarded as one of the three leading figures of the Fauvist movement along with Henri Matisse and André Derain. Profoundly influenced by the 1907 Cézanne retrospective, Vlaminck began to experiment with a distinctive style, shifting from the pursuit of pure, unrestrained expressiveness to an approach that balanced rationality with pictorial tension. Nature Morte aux Fleurs avec Vase Gris is a fine example of this transition. The blue and pink blossoms in the vase are constructed from thick layers of paint applied directly to the canvas, their brushwork intense and saturated, while the vase below offers a counterbalance of stability and calm. The work stands as an essential experimental piece from this pivotal phase in his stylistic evolution.
