the conquest of the air roger de la fresnaye

the conquest of the air roger de la fresnayeThe conquest of the air fascinated many artists at the beginning of the 20th century because it was an echo of the new civilization that was emerging, of the speed, machines and factories that characterized it. Among these artists, Roger de La Fresnaye proposes his vision of the subject in this work. The two main characters are conversing around a table, the painter having wanted to signify the action of thought, the speculative spirit that made

Lighthouse Hill

of which the plumage is only a decoy

before the ballet

a pioneer of abstract art

leaves no room for the viewer

the bright colour contrasts and the play of light and shadow give the work a remarkable dynamic and depth

This post-impressionist work is dominated by a vast field of golden wheat that stretches to the horizon

through this realistic painting

the Red Tower and Eiffel Tower and Garden of the Champs de Mars

The Aleppo pines peacefully overlook the red roofs of the houses that line the beach

the work was renamed "Hope II" by association with an earlier painting

The painting depicts a winter landscape where melted snow covers the hills in the village of Estaque