“In ‘Dédé at the table’ the artist’s attention is evenly divided between the girl and her surroundings. The décor, a flowery wall covering and a flowery table cloth obtrude upon us. The feeling of depth has almost disappeared and the strong diagonal line from lower left to upper right is dominant. The still life of porcelain, the table and the young girl are all composed around this axis. The paint layer is applied generously, but also the lack of paint, showing the bare canvas in places, is a way to enhance the vibration of the surface…
Bright, saturated colours and a certain linearity compete for priority. As a matter of fact it is with ‘Dédé at the table’ that De Smet stands at the verge of two stylistic forms. Luminism is still present: the separate shapes optically dissolve in colourful brushstrokes. At the same time De Smet is searching for a stronger architecture of the image. He now compensates the decomposition of shapes by more attention to the linear aspect, which will lead to his more expressive work of the 1920’s…”
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One of the book clubs I am in is reading The Violin Conspiracy, so I am getting a fair bit of classical music reading and listening to the pieces referred to in the book.
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I checked it out – looks like a good one! Added to my list. Thanks, Madeline. 🙂
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Thank you! I enjoyed the Mozart very much! 🙂 The painting is nice, too!
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Have a lovely day, Sheila! 🙂🎻🌺
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What an interesting painting and the music pairs quite perfectly. There is so much emotion in the face and the way the girl is leaned back. Despite all the colors, there’s a certain sadness. It makes me feel like she might be ill or perhaps recovering from a sickness.
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I always wonder about the people in paintings, especially children. I hope she is just bored from sitting for the portrait, but her expression and position do make me think of a convalescing child, too. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Bridgette. 🙂🌺
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