ID 832370
Lot 153 | Moïse Kisling (1891-1953)
Estimate value
€ 60 000 – 80 000
Les Orchidées
signé 'Kisling' (en bas à gauche)
huile sur toile
54 x 73.2 cm.
Peint en 1938
signed 'Kisling' (lower left)
21 1/4 x 28 3/4 in.
oil on canvas
Painted in 1938
Provenance
Galerie Marcel Bernheim, Paris.
Collection particulière.
Collection particulière (acquis auprès de celle-ci); vente, Sotheby's, New York, 4 mai 2011, lot 240.
Vente, Louiza Auktion, Bruxelles, 23 juin 2012, lot 44.
Vente, Matsart, Tel Aviv, 12 juillet 2016, lot 49.
Acquis au cours de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel.
Literature
J. Kisling et H. Troyat, Kisling, Turin, 1982, vol. II, p. 211, no. 83 (illustré; dimensions inversées).
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Pour Kisling, la nature morte florale est un motif irrésistible lui permettant de montrer son intérêt pour l’harmonie des couleurs et l’organisation spatiale, tout en incarnant les qualités optimistes explosives de son art. Les bouquets de fleurs riches et éclatants, tels que les présentes Orchidées, constituent un thème important et récurrent de son œuvre. André Warnod écrit : « [les tableaux] semblent être en fleurs, une symphonie de couleurs vives et pures. Ils nous apportent le plaisir, la joie de vivre dont nous avons tant besoin. L’art de Kisling est sans fioritures, simplifié. Le peintre sait laisser de côté le superflu, l’inutile. Tout dans sa peinture est clair, net, soigné, animé par un goût pour les couleurs vives qu’il doit probablement à sa Pologne natale, ainsi qu’un merveilleux sens des couleurs. Il s’exprime dans des harmonies difficiles, dangereuses, mais qu’il sait orchestrer avec une sûreté étonnante » (J. Dutourd et J. Kisling, Kisling, Paris, 1995, vol. III, p. 67).
Avec son échelle impressionnante et sa palette incroyablement lumineuse, Les Orchidées est une célébration de la vie et une ode à la beauté exubérante de la nature. Comme l’explique Joseph Kessel, « il aimait la vie. En tout, malgré tout, et par-dessus tout. Dès le premier regard, il attirait votre attention. Par le désir qui se cachait dans ses lèvres, par la soif dans ses yeux et par la richesse de son rire. Et aussi, par son amour de la beauté, sa sympathie, et une certaine démonstration de cordialité » (J. Kessel et J. Kisling, Kisling, p. 15). Il poursuit : « Kisling aimait la vie et la vie l’aimait. Il faisait en sorte que les autres aussi. La puissance de sa peinture n’a pas d’autre secret » (ibid., p. 35).
For Kisling, the flower still-life was an irresistible motif, one that afforded him the opportunity to indulge his instincts for colour harmony and spatial organization, while at the same time embodying the explosively optimistic qualities of his art. The bright and rich bouquets of flowers, as present in Les Orchidées, were an important and recurrent theme in his œuvre. André Warnod has written: “[the paintings] appear to be in bloom, a symphony of live and pure colours. They bring us the pleasure, the joy of living that we so badly need. Kisling’s art is unadorned, simplified. The painter knows how to leave out the superfluous, the useless. All in his paintings is clear, sharp, neat, animated by a taste for vivid colouring which he probably owes to his native Poland, together with a marvellous sense of colours. He expresses himself in difficult harmonies, dangerous, but which he knows how to orchestrate with an astonishing sureness” (J. Dutourd & J. Kisling, Kisling, Paris, 1995, vol. III, p. 67).
With its impressive scale and incredibly bright palette, Les Orchidées is a celebration of life and an ode to nature’s exuberant beauty. As Joseph Kessel explains, ‘he was fond of life. In everything, despite everything, and above everything else. At first glance, he drew your attention. By the desire that lurked in his lips, by the thirst in his eyes and by the richness of his laughter. And also by his love of beauty, his sympathy, and a certain display of cordiality’ (J. Kessel & J. Kisling, Kisling, p. 15). He continued, ‘Kisling loved life and life loved him. He made others love life. The power of his painting holds no other secret’ (ibid., p. 35).
| Artist: | Moïse Kisling (1891 - 1953) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Still life |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
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| Artist: | Moïse Kisling (1891 - 1953) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Still life |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
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