Chopin - the genius, study for the painting Szopen [Chopin]

Weiss's vision of the composer's character - the "artist-genius" - emerges asa black contour drawing among expressive patches of dark blues and purples intermingled with suppressed yellows. His graphic intuition allows him to build by means of colours a semiabstract, imaginaryform that is a record of sound connotations. This dynamic composition, showing the artist in creative ecstasy, proudly rushing forward, perfectly captures the aura that surrounded the figure of the great romantic in the era of cult devotion to an outstanding individual endowed with a unique talent. Chopin not only inspired with the sound of his music, but also his uncompromising search for new means of expression.