Landscape with Flight of Stairs
1922
oil
From the collection of National Gallery of Ireland
1922
oil
From the collection of National Gallery of Ireland
This painting shows a landscape with a flight of stairs. The stairs are in the foreground, and they lead up to a house in the background. The house is surrounded by trees, and the sky is visible through the branches. The painting is done in oil paint, and it has a lot of texture and color. The brushstrokes are visible, and the paint is thick in some places. The colors are muted, with lots of greens and browns. If you like this painting, you might want to check out the work of Chaïm Soutine, the artist who created it.