Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890 (original) (raw)
Opus 217. Portrait de Félix Fénéon (titre complet : Opus 217. Sur l'émail d'un fond rythmique de mesures et d'angles, de tons et de teintes, portrait de M. Félix Fénéon en 1890) est une peinture à l'huile sur toile réalisée en 1890 par l'artiste français Paul Signac. L'œuvre néo-impressionniste représente le critique d'art français Félix Fénéon debout devant un fond tourbillonnant de couleurs. Il est exposé au Museum of Modern Art de New York depuis 1991.
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| dbo:abstract | Opus 217. Portrait de Félix Fénéon (titre complet : Opus 217. Sur l'émail d'un fond rythmique de mesures et d'angles, de tons et de teintes, portrait de M. Félix Fénéon en 1890) est une peinture à l'huile sur toile réalisée en 1890 par l'artiste français Paul Signac. L'œuvre néo-impressionniste représente le critique d'art français Félix Fénéon debout devant un fond tourbillonnant de couleurs. Il est exposé au Museum of Modern Art de New York depuis 1991. (fr) Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890 (French: Opus 217. Sur l'émail d'un fond rythmique de mesures et d'angles, de tons et de teintes, Portrait de M. Félix Fénéon en 1890) is an 1890 oil painting by French artist Paul Signac. The Neo-impressionist work depicts the French art critic Félix Fénéon standing in front of a swirling coloured background. It has been held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York since 1991. The work is a left profile portrait of Fénéon, with his characteristic goatee beard, wearing a brown coat with black suit and white shirt, holding a black top hat and walking cane in his left hand, and delicately a cyclamen flower in the fingers of his outstretched right hand. The angles of Fénéon's head, arm, elbow, and cane, create a zigzag pattern down the right hand side of the painting, while the curved stem and petals of the flower echo the upward curve of Fénéon's goatee. Signac made the portrait from a pencil drawing and oil sketch of the subject, but without long sittings. Its composition may draw from an 1890 gouache portrait of Signac by Georges Seurat, in which Signac is depicted wearing a top hat and carrying a cane. The swirling patterns in the background create a kaleidoscopic colour wheel with abstract designs in eight sectors meeting at a central point, contrasting with the foreground figurative portrait of Fénéon and the flower. The choice of a cyclamen may be a visual pun referring to colour cycle in the background. The background may have been inspired by a Japanese wood block print of the 1860s, perhaps a kimono pattern, which was in Signac's gallery. It is probably also a reference to the aesthetic theories of Charles Henry, whose 1885 book Introduction à une esthétique scientifique influenced Signac and Seurat. Henry's book on colour theory and the "algebra" of visual rhythm (which proposed a deterministic and calculable link between outer stimuli and psychic reaction) was illustrated by Signac, 1890, either Application de nouveaux instruments de précision (cercle chromatique, rapporteur et triple décimètre esthétiques) a l'archéologie. The exceedingly long title of the painting may be intended as a joke at Henry's scientific pretentions. All three were still in their youth: in 1890, Signac celebrated his 27th birthday, Fénéon turned 29, and Henry 31. By this time, the free brushstrokes of Impressionism were being succeeded by the more deliberate and scientific approach of Divisionism or Pointillism, championed by Seurat and Signac, painting with small contrasting coloured dots based on an understanding of colour theory with the intention that the pure colours would be combined in the viewer's eye and mind to create a more vivid work. Unlike many art critics, Fénéon was a supporter of Seurat and Signac, naming their artistic approach Neo-impressionism. The painting measures 73.5 cm × 92.5 cm (28.9 in × 36.4 in). In the lower corners are the title, "OP. 217" and the artist's signature and the date, "P. Signac 90". It was exhibited at the Salon des Indépendents in 1891, but was not well received by most critics, who considered that the background dominated the portrait figure. Signac gave the painting to Fénéon, who kept it until his death in 1944. Artworks from Fénéon's estate were sold at the Hôtel Drouot in 1947, and funds used by his widow to establish the Prix Fénéon, literary and art prizes. The painting was part donated to the Museum of Modern Art in New York by and David Rockefeller in 1991. (en) Retrato de Félix Fénéon é uma pintura a óleo sobre tela realizada pelo artista francês Paul Signac em 1890. A pintura retrata, ao estilo pontilhista, Félix Fénéon, negociante de arte e activista político, amigo de Signac. Signac mostra o lado enigmático e pouco convencional de Fénéon. Nesta pintura, Signac mistura a abstracção e a figuração; o modelo está estático contra um fundo dinâmico, caleidoscópico e psicadélico. (pt) |
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| rdfs:comment | Opus 217. Portrait de Félix Fénéon (titre complet : Opus 217. Sur l'émail d'un fond rythmique de mesures et d'angles, de tons et de teintes, portrait de M. Félix Fénéon en 1890) est une peinture à l'huile sur toile réalisée en 1890 par l'artiste français Paul Signac. L'œuvre néo-impressionniste représente le critique d'art français Félix Fénéon debout devant un fond tourbillonnant de couleurs. Il est exposé au Museum of Modern Art de New York depuis 1991. (fr) Retrato de Félix Fénéon é uma pintura a óleo sobre tela realizada pelo artista francês Paul Signac em 1890. A pintura retrata, ao estilo pontilhista, Félix Fénéon, negociante de arte e activista político, amigo de Signac. Signac mostra o lado enigmático e pouco convencional de Fénéon. Nesta pintura, Signac mistura a abstracção e a figuração; o modelo está estático contra um fundo dinâmico, caleidoscópico e psicadélico. (pt) Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890 (French: Opus 217. Sur l'émail d'un fond rythmique de mesures et d'angles, de tons et de teintes, Portrait de M. Félix Fénéon en 1890) is an 1890 oil painting by French artist Paul Signac. The Neo-impressionist work depicts the French art critic Félix Fénéon standing in front of a swirling coloured background. It has been held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York since 1991. (en) |
| rdfs:label | Opus 217. Portrait de Félix Fénéon (fr) Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890 (en) Retrato de Félix Fénéon (pt) |
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