Europe
[1935]
Europe
[1935]
"La Serna opens a window on reality, discerning myth in the very outline of the landscape: the various periods of his oeuvre are the stages in man's combat with his monsters in an attempt to recover the mediating forces of Mother Nature". (Jean Cathelin, art historian)
At a time when fascism was on the rise in Europe, La Serna gives us this nightmare vision, combining a Golem strangling a black cat, a creature covered with a shroud and a macabre corpse. With this composition the Andalusian artist subverts medieval iconography which depicted saintly personages protecting a city, represented on a reduced scale. Here three evil incarnations seem to be casting a spell on El Greco's city.
| Domain | Peinture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Huile sur toile |
| Dimensions | 200,5 x 123,5 cm |
| Acquisition | Achat de l'Etat, 1936 |
| Inventory no. | AM 5019 P |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Ismaël de La Serna
(1898, Espagne - 1968, France) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Europe |
| Title given | Composition fantastique |
| Creation date | [1935] |
| Domain | Peinture |
| Techniques | Huile sur toile |
| Dimensions | 200,5 x 123,5 cm |
| Acquisition | Achat de l'Etat, 1936 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Moderne |
| Inventory no. | AM 5019 P |
By the same artist
Bibliography
Aguilera (Cesareo Rodriguez).- Ismale de la Serna. - Paris : Cercle d''art, 1977 (cat. n° 149 cit. p. 144, 286 et reprod. (titré "Tolède", daté "1935", collection : Musée d''art moderne de la Ville de Paris [sic!])) . N° isbn 2.7022.0115.6
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
Modernités plurielles, 1905-1970 dans les collections du Musée national d''art moderne : Paris, Musée national d''art moderne, Centre Pompidou, 23 octobre 2013-26 janvier 2015. - Paris : éd. Centre Pompidou, 2013 (sous la dir. de Catherine Grenier) (cit. p. 30, 92 et reprod. coul. p. 130) . N° isbn 978-2-84426-622-4
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
The Picasso Century : Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, 10 juin-9 octobre 2022. - Melbourne/Paris : National Gallery of Victoria/Centre Pompidou, 2022 (sous la dir. de Didier Ottinger) (reprod. coul. p. 317) . N° isbn 978-1-925432-94-7
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky