Michel Henry [Coquelicot of Venice] Oil painting No. 40 [framed]

2006 work

This is a painting commissioned by the artist Michel Henry for our company (Galerie Adeka). 

Michel Henry is a painter who mainly paints flowers, and together with Buffet and Brasilier, he is one of the leading painters in the 20th century French art world. His paintings give off a sense of happiness, so he is called the painter of happiness in France, and the king of poppies in America, because he paints many poppies. His transparent colors are likened to jewels. Red is said to be the color of ruby, blue is the color of sawaire, green is the color of emerald, and deep brown is the color of topaz. Michel Henry's paintings are collected by the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, the Swedish royal family, the Principality of Monaco, the Saudi Arabian royal family, and others. Galerie Adeka has been the sole distributor of Michel Henry in Japan since 1995, planning Michel Henry exhibitions in famous department stores and galleries throughout Japan, producing original prints signed by the artist himself, selling painting prints, and managing copyrights.

Work Description

A large bouquet of Coquelicot is painted against the backdrop of Venice, and to the left of it, a pile of rose petals is arranged in a transparent compote. The rose compote in the lower left is painted in a triangular composition, and the main bouquet of Coquelicot is painted in the shape of an inverted triangle, and these two objects work together to create a large triangular composition. A bamboo blind is painted above the bouquet of Coquelicot, allowing the Coquelicot to peek in and out. In the distance, the spire of the famous St. George's Church in Venice and the dome roof of St. Mark's Basilica are painted, and between the window where the bouquet is placed and Venice, the sea of ​​Venice is painted as blue, pink, yellow, and green light on the water surface. By painting the bamboo blind, the canvas is divided into the lower part (Venice landscape, sea, black window), the central part (the vivid bouquet of sky and Coquelicot) and the upper part (bamboo blind), and at the same time, the blind is painted even closer to the Coquelicot and roses in the foreground, further enhancing the sense of perspective. ,

Gallery Adeka Yasuhiro Takeda