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拍品专文
Christine Lenoir and Maria de la Ville Fromoit have confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Hailed as the painter of “joy and light,” Lebasque absorbed a wide range of artistic influences in the development of his own lyrical style. Lebasque's biographer Paul Vitry underlines the importance of Camille Pissarro and the aesthetic of the Impressionists' works to the younger artist, who was also enthused by the more formal approach of Georges Seurat's divisionism. When Lebasque participated in the first Salon d'Automne of 1903, as one of its main founders, he soon became acquainted with the “Fauves,” such as André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, Henri Manguin and Henri Matisse, who all became good friends. Their daring colors and violent contrasts served to enrich the artist's palette, but Lebasque's choice of subject matter resonated stronger with the intimisme of Edouard Vuillard and Pierre Bonnard, who also concentrated on representing atmospheric daily snapshots of their families, bathed in hues of harmonious colors.
The present work is exemplary in combining most of Lebasque's influential artistic experiences into one luminous painting. The thick iridescent touches of paint show Lebasque's understanding of color and divisionnisme, while he uses bright tones to suffuse the scene with a sense of liveliness. An intimate scene of family life, the artist depicts two young girls at a fountain. Lebasque creates a warm atmosphere with colors and light, evidence of the intimistes' influence on his work. He masterfully creates a domestic scene in a plein-air painting, reflecting his own personal approach to the subject. Working with vigorous brushwork and radiant palette, Lebasque captures the play of light as it filters through the overhanging branches and casts shadows on the two nymph-like figures reposing by the fountain.
Hailed as the painter of “joy and light,” Lebasque absorbed a wide range of artistic influences in the development of his own lyrical style. Lebasque's biographer Paul Vitry underlines the importance of Camille Pissarro and the aesthetic of the Impressionists' works to the younger artist, who was also enthused by the more formal approach of Georges Seurat's divisionism. When Lebasque participated in the first Salon d'Automne of 1903, as one of its main founders, he soon became acquainted with the “Fauves,” such as André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, Henri Manguin and Henri Matisse, who all became good friends. Their daring colors and violent contrasts served to enrich the artist's palette, but Lebasque's choice of subject matter resonated stronger with the intimisme of Edouard Vuillard and Pierre Bonnard, who also concentrated on representing atmospheric daily snapshots of their families, bathed in hues of harmonious colors.
The present work is exemplary in combining most of Lebasque's influential artistic experiences into one luminous painting. The thick iridescent touches of paint show Lebasque's understanding of color and divisionnisme, while he uses bright tones to suffuse the scene with a sense of liveliness. An intimate scene of family life, the artist depicts two young girls at a fountain. Lebasque creates a warm atmosphere with colors and light, evidence of the intimistes' influence on his work. He masterfully creates a domestic scene in a plein-air painting, reflecting his own personal approach to the subject. Working with vigorous brushwork and radiant palette, Lebasque captures the play of light as it filters through the overhanging branches and casts shadows on the two nymph-like figures reposing by the fountain.