Retour
1897
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1897
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Retour is a 1897 by Georges de Feure, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a woman with curly red hair and a serious look, her hand resting on a rock. Behind her, a smaller figure floats above a body of water, holding a long pole. The background is filled with wavy plants and a distant building, all in soft, muted colors with some purple and orange highlights. The woman’s face is drawn sharply, almost like a woodcut, while the rest of the scene blends into loose, flowing lines. This mix of bold outlines and dreamy shapes was a trick artists used to make flat images feel alive. Check out chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow create drama in art.
