Chris Orr British, b. 1943
The Fauves 2nd Picnic, 2018
Watercolour on Japanese paper
55 x 76 cm
Signed and dated
Jill George Gallery and Chris Orr
This is a previously un-exhibited painting from my series of works entitled 'The Miserable Lives of Fabulous Artists'. It shows the Fauves (an art movement at the turn of the...
This is a previously un-exhibited painting from my series of works entitled "The Miserable Lives of Fabulous Artists". It shows the Fauves (an art movement at the turn of the 20th Century that included Henri Matisse, Andre Derain and Raoul Dufy whose works were characterised by bright colour and abstraction) having a picnic in the manner of Manet's Dejeuner sur l'herbe. Of course none of them owned a Citroen 2cv or a barbecue. Working on Japanese paper is an absolute joy. The water colour goes into the paper beautifully.
Provenance
Jill George Gallery
Exhibitions
Summer Show, Jill George Gallery, London. June 2021