Description
In the painting "Rosas y Margaritas or Rosas y Dalias" of 1912, Félix Vallotton reveals his masterful ability to transform the everyday into a visual experience that challenges the traditional perception of the still life. This oil on canvas shows a floral arrangement contained in a vase, collecting the serenity and splendor of flowers without resorting to human presence, which invites the spectator to a pure contemplation and without mediators.
Félix Vallotton, prominent figure of the Nabis movement, reuses characteristics that defined his career during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its mastery of color and shape is evident in this work; The flowers, with wide and rich petals in texture, exhibit a lovely chromatism that goes from the delicate pink and white tones to the green of the stems and leaves that complete the composition. Tonal wealth and subtle contrast between flowers and the dark background is one of the most prominent aspects of the piece, creating a harmonic balance and a feeling of depth.
The background, in dark, almost black tones, accentuates the vibrant prominence of flowers, an choice that reflects the influence of the technique of cloisonism in Vallotton, where the colors are confined by sharp and contrasting contours. This technique, visible in the clear and precise definition of each flower, highlights not only the intrinsic beauty of flowers but also underlines the meticulous detail and the patience of the artist.
The absence of human figures is a deliberate choice that invites the viewer to focus on the static nature of the object represented. Vallotton does not seek to mask the simple; It addresses the floral arrangement with such delicacy and respect that each flower seems to have their own individuality and life. The composition is centralized, with the robust vase as support that sustains the disparity and diversity of flowers, this reflecting an almost meditative balance that captures the timelessness of the flower.
This work of Vallotton is inscribed within a long tradition of lifting nature, however, its approach is distinguished by its emotional intensity and its ability to raise an almost palpable reaction to the ephemeral beauty of nature. He is also revealing the artist's maturity period, after his experiments with engraving and xylography, techniques from which he extracted a rigorous sense of detail and an incisive eye for the composition.
"Rosas and Margaritas or Rosas y Dalias" is not only a testimony of Vallotton's technical skill, but also a visual meditation on fragility and grace. The piece invites a contemplative participation that transcends its apparent simplicity, revealing more and more wealth and subtleties the more it is observed. In a world saturated with stimuli, Vallotton reminds us with this work the importance of stopping and paying tribute to the simplicity and coexisting complexity of nature.
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