Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison, Chicago, by Oct. 8, 1935 [letter from Carter H. Harrison to Robert B. Harshe, Oct. 8, 1935, copy in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1935.
Accession Number
21722
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
81 × 99.7 cm (31 7/8 × 39 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison
Background & Context
Background Story
Maurice de Vlaminck's Near Pontoise (c. 1918/20) is an oil on canvas from later in Vlaminck's career. The landscape near Pontoise is rendered in a style that combines the vigorous brushwork of his Fauvist years with a more sober palette. The painting shows the French countryside with heavy, expressive brushstrokes and a subdued palette dominated by earth tones.
Cultural Impact
Vlaminck's later landscapes show the enduring influence of his Fauvist training even as his palette became more subdued.
Why It Matters
This landscape near Pontoise shows Vlaminck's vigorous style tempered by a more sober palette, the expressive brushwork still carrying the energy of his Fauvist origins.
