the street decorated with flags raoul dufy

the street decorated with flags raoul dufyThis work depicts an urban scene, centered on a street decorated with French flags. Rather than seeking to recreate a precise historical moment, Raoul Dufy composed an image structured around coloured rhythms and architectural lines, playing on the contrasts between the geometric shapes of the flags and the bustle of the crowd. The street is lined with buildings with bright, colourful facades, in front of which float large blue white red flags, hung

Matisse succeeds in transcending reality

skulls and vibrant flowers

while foreshadowing the artist's Impressionist explorations of light and atmosphere

combined with touches of red

The infinite dot patterns and vibrant colours redefine the original work

anarchic tribute

while its solid trunk evokes strength and durability

This still life

focusing on the intimacy of the relationship between mother and child

The pointillist treatment gives the painting a hazy appearance

which invites the viewer to lose himself in the meanders of abstraction

typical of Hopper's work