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Lot Essay
Das vorliegende Werk Toskanischer Garten, 1912 von Augusto Giacometti stammt aus dem Jahre 1912. Dieses Jahr bildet den Ausgangspunkt seiner Hinwendung zu einer aus dem Neoimpressionismus weiterentwickelten Auffassung von Malerei. Der Maler verwendete hier eine Spachteltechnik, die er bis 1917 häufig gebrauchte. Mosaiksteingleich legte Giacometti die Farben Grün, Rot, Blau und Violett grossflächig nebeneinander, wie hier in unserem bedeutenden Werk, so dass der helle Leinwandgrund an einigen Stellen durchscheint und die pastos aufgetragene Farbe ihre bildwirksame Materialität behält. Die kraftvollen Farbflecken besetzen die ganze Bildfläche, das sogenannte All-over-patterning, und vermitteln eine grosse Leichtigkeit. Durch die Ballung von dichteren Farbflecken erzielte Giacometti eine räumliche Wirkung. Die Treppenstufen in der Bildmitte laden den Betrachter zu einem Spaziergang durch den Garten ein.
Augusto Giacometti gilt als Pionier der abstrakten Schweizer Kunst und stand mit seinen tachistischen Werken an der Spitze der internationalen Entwicklung der Malerei. Er antizipierte Innovationen, die weltweit nach 1945 weiterverfolgt wurden.
This painting Toskanischer Garten, 1912 by Augusto Giacometti was made in 1912, the year that marked the beginning of Giacometti's orientation towards a style of painting that had evolved out of neoimpressionism. The palette knife technique used by the artist in this painting was one he often chose to use until 1917. Giacometti covered large areas of canvas by placing greens, reds, blues and violets next to each other, like mosaic stones, as can be seen in this important work, with the result that, in certain areas, the canvas shines through, and the thickly applied colour gives the painting - so-called all-over-patterning - and create a sense of great lightness. This concentration of thickly applied patches of colour enabled Giacometti to create an impression of space. The steps in the centre of the painting invite the viewer to take a walk through the garden.
Augusto Giacometti was regarded as a pioneer of abstract Swiss Art and, with his tachistic works, he was at the very forefront of the international art scene. He anticipated innovations that were adopted world-wide after 1945.
Augusto Giacometti gilt als Pionier der abstrakten Schweizer Kunst und stand mit seinen tachistischen Werken an der Spitze der internationalen Entwicklung der Malerei. Er antizipierte Innovationen, die weltweit nach 1945 weiterverfolgt wurden.
This painting Toskanischer Garten, 1912 by Augusto Giacometti was made in 1912, the year that marked the beginning of Giacometti's orientation towards a style of painting that had evolved out of neoimpressionism. The palette knife technique used by the artist in this painting was one he often chose to use until 1917. Giacometti covered large areas of canvas by placing greens, reds, blues and violets next to each other, like mosaic stones, as can be seen in this important work, with the result that, in certain areas, the canvas shines through, and the thickly applied colour gives the painting - so-called all-over-patterning - and create a sense of great lightness. This concentration of thickly applied patches of colour enabled Giacometti to create an impression of space. The steps in the centre of the painting invite the viewer to take a walk through the garden.
Augusto Giacometti was regarded as a pioneer of abstract Swiss Art and, with his tachistic works, he was at the very forefront of the international art scene. He anticipated innovations that were adopted world-wide after 1945.