the magician roger de la fresnaye

the magician roger de la fresnayeAs "The Magician" suggests, La Fresnaye's cubism will never be that of Braque and Picasso. His sensitivity to color is resolutely concrete in the present work, where the construction is based on a series of colored geometric shapes, black or white. Would you like to buy another painting by Roger de La Fresnaye? Discover all our reproductions of this artist.

The human constructions appear fragile against the dizzying mountain peaks

which seems to want to take over the living

The title of the work refers to the first words spoken by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary at the time of the Annunciation

embodies the revolutionary ideal and the fight for freedom

The representation of lionesses is not common

The Impressionist painting presents a dark and austere composition

"The Cypresses" is an iconic post-impressionist work from Van Gogh's Provençal period

being both duality and harmony between purity and occultism

These landscapes

The shadows and reflections on the windows add depth and realism to the scene

highlights his desire to create an illusion of movement through color in order to embody this international symbol of modernity

white and brown