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German symbolist school; c. 1898.
"Man."
Ink and charcoal crayons.
Presents flaws in the paper.
Signed and dated in the lower area.
Measurements: 78 x 54 cm.
This work is presented as a disturbing and deeply allegorical image that embodies the existential concerns of the late nineteenth century. The chromatic contrast is one of the most striking elements: the landscape, resolved in stripes of flat colors, greens, oranges and blues, evokes an artificial, almost dreamlike sunset. The red sun on the horizon intensifies the twilight atmosphere, suggesting the end of a cycle or a meditation on death. Against this vibrant background, the skeleton, drawn with dark and precise lines, acquires a dominant and disturbing presence.
The style clearly refers to European symbolism, where the representation does not seek to reproduce reality, but to express ideas, states of mind and abstract concepts. In this context, the work dialogues with themes such as the fleeting nature of life, the inevitability of the
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German symbolist school; c. 1898.
"Man."
Ink and charcoal crayons.
Presents flaws in the paper.
Signed and dated in the lower area.
Measurements: 78 x 54 cm.
This work is presented as a disturbing and deeply allegorical image that embodies the existential concerns of the late nineteenth century. The chromatic contrast is one of the most striking elements: the landscape, resolved in stripes of flat colors, greens, oranges and blues, evokes an artificial, almost dreamlike sunset. The red sun on the horizon intensifies the twilight atmosphere, suggesting the end of a cycle or a meditation on death. Against this vibrant background, the skeleton, drawn with dark and precise lines, acquires a dominant and disturbing presence.
The style clearly refers to European symbolism, where the representation does not seek to reproduce reality, but to express ideas, states of mind and abstract concepts. In this context, the work dialogues with themes such as the transience of life, the inevitability of death and the loneliness of the modern individual.
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