Michel Henry <White and Golden Bouquet> Oil painting No. 30

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.

Poppies are in full bloom in the GATINAIS Natural Park between Paris and the Loire River. Michel Henry painted many paintings on the theme of poppies. Michel Henry loved the transparent color, shape and transience of poppies. They were his fateful flower, his lifelong companion. Usually, he paints a bouquet of poppies in full bloom in the foreground, with Paris, Venice, fields and the sea in the background . This painting is a little different. It focuses on the poppies in the landscape. When he walked through the natural park away from the daily life of Paris and felt the fresh air and the vast nature, he saw the field of poppies, his lifelong friend and beloved flower of destiny. He must have been moved by the poppies blooming in the field without being noticed, and wanted to express their charm.

In the foreground, countless petals of red Coquelicots are painted. The petals closest to the line of sight are painted in fresh orange or orange-like vermillion, while some petals between the stems are faded in shape and color. The petals a little further away are painted in a pinkish red as a mass of color. As in the case of painting a bouquet of Coquelicots, the artist uses a variety of red colors and perspective. As you look at the painting, you feel as if the beautiful Coquelicot petals, freed from the bouquet and scattered all over the foreground, are dancing wildly in a three-dimensional space. As the Coquelicot field ends , white petals are painted as many white dots in a band on both sides, making the red petals scattered on the Coquelicots look even more vivid. Beyond that, the green field and the blue-pink sky spread out. Michel Henry has beautifully expressed the charm of the Coquelicot petals dancing freely in the field and the Coquelicot petals arranged in a crystal vase.