Landscape of Cagnes
circa 1924
Chaïm Soutine transforms a quiet French hillside into a swirling vortex of color and emotion in this 1924 landscape. The trees twist and writhe like they're caught in a storm, while the white house with its bright red roof clings desperately to the hillside. Soutine was famous for painting outdoors with wild, heavy brushstrokes that made his canvases look like they were vibrating with energy. He once reportedly painted for days without eating, driven by a manic need to capture the raw, trembling essence of nature.
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