Chaïm Soutine was a Russian painter who made a major contribution to the expressionist movement while living and working in Paris.
Inspired by classic painting in the European tradition, exemplified by the works of Rembrandt, Chardin and Courbet, Soutine developed an individual style more concerned with shape, color, and texture over representation, which served as a bridge between more traditional approaches and the developing form of Abstract Expressionism.
Inspired by classic painting in the European tradition, exemplified by the works of Rembrandt, Chardin and Courbet, Soutine developed an individual style more concerned with shape, color, and texture over representation, which served as a bridge between more traditional approaches and the developing form of Abstract Expressionism.
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Portrait of a Child, c.1937 - Chaim Soutine - WikiArt.org
Portrait of Emile Lejeune
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Portrait of Emile Lejeune, 1925 - Chaim Soutine - WikiArt.org
Still Life with Rayfish
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Cagnes Landscape with Tree
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Chaim Soutine - Cagnes Landscape with Tree - PubHist
Ceret Landscape (1920)
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Ceret Landscape, c.1919 - c.1920 - Chaim Soutine - WikiArt.org
Portrait of Madeleine Castaing
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Woman with Arms Folded (1929)
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Woman with Arms Folded, c.1929 - Chaim Soutine - WikiArt.org
Little Pastry Cook (1921)
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Little Pastry Cook, c.1921 - Chaim Soutine - WikiArt.org
Pastry Cook with Red Handkerchief (1923)
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Ceret Landscape (1919)
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Ceret Landscape, c.1919 - Chaim Soutine - WikiArt.org
“It is the first time in my life that I have not been able to do anything. I am in a bad state of mind and I am demoralized, and that influences me. I have only [made] seven canvases. I am sorry. I wanted to leave Cagnes, this landscape that I cannot endure. I even went for a few days to Cap Martin, where I thought of settling down. It displeased me. I had to rub out the canvases I started.. .I am in Cagnes again, against my will, where, instead of landscapes, I shall be forced to do some miserable still lifes. You will understand in what a state of indecision I am. Can't you suggest some place for me? Because, several times I have had the intention of returning to Paris.”
Chaïm Soutine
Jan 13, 1893 - Aug 9, 1943