Last week I was struggling with a painting of figures in an interior; especially the colour relationships between the figures and the spaces around them. I selected the following twelve works by six artists, to study how colour has been used in the background to highlight the figures, and brushwork to keep the painted energised, whilst maintaining a quiet atmosphere.
They really helped.
Breakfast, Edouard Vuillard, 1894Misia et Vallotton à Villeneuve, Edouard Vuillard 1899The Chicken Thief, Michael Armitage, 2019The promise of change, Michael Armitage 2018Chloe Boughton Leigh, Gwen John, 1904-1908Interior with Figures, Gwen John, 1888-1889Interior at Antibes, Pierre BonnardBefore Dinner, Pierre BonnardDog Woman, Paula Rego, 1994Sleeper (Dog Woman), Paul Rego, 1994A Man who Suddenly Fell Over, Michael Andrews, 1952Portrait of Timothy Behrens, Michael Andrews, 1962
