Leaning Woman
Artist / maker
Jean Brusselmans (painters (artists))Date
1920Period
20th centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
When Jean Brusselmans began painting it was in the style of the Fauves, using vivid colours and loose brushstrokes. After WWI he started using more compact, simpler forms. Leaning Woman is an early example of this development. By composing the painting in large areas of colour, Brusselmans reduces the subject to clear basic shapes. A striking feature is his sketchy…
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When Jean Brusselmans began painting it was in the style of the Fauves, using vivid colours and loose brushstrokes. After WWI he started using more compact, simpler forms. Leaning Woman is an early example of this development. By composing the painting in large areas of colour, Brusselmans reduces the subject to clear basic shapes. A striking feature is his sketchy technique and the way he applies his paint in transparent layers. The warm colours create unity between the light, the space and the figure, thereby giving the work an intimate atmosphere and a poetic nature. His wife Marie Frisch probably posed for the painting.
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