Vintage.
France, 1925-1972
Paul Braig (1906-1972) - artist of German origin, born in Munich. Known mainly for portraits, nudes and landscapes. He studied in his hometown, and in 1923-1924 he studied at the famous Bauhaus university. The following year he traveled around Italy, and in 1925 he went to Paris, with which he was associated until the end of his artistic activity.
Oil on canvas.
Ref. Braig.
Dim. 95 x 78 cm. Dim. without frame: 81 x 65 cm.
Preservation condition: good.
Vintage - a picture showing women working at the grape harvest. The genre scene becomes a field for interesting formal solutions and fun with color. The silhouettes of the women shown in the foreground have been monumentalized, just like in Courbet's realistic canvases. Especially the figure with a red headscarf seems to dominate the rest of the employees and the environment. The composition is based on a circle plan, its dynamism is additionally enhanced by elongated brush strokes. Another element influencing the specificity of the canvas is the color scheme. The dominant green color was complemented by the use of red accents.
