Corsican Landscape 1907

Auguste Herbin’s ‘Corsican Landscape’ is an oil painting on canvas, where the Mediterranean is translated into a vibrant mosaic of color and form. The composition is structured by bold, simplified shapes and thick impasto brushstrokes, creating a textured surface that enlivens the scene. Blocks of intense color, such as the vermillion roof and ultramarine sea, are juxtaposed to create a powerful visual contrast. Herbin's reduction of natural forms into geometric elements reflects a formalist approach, reminiscent of early cubism. The painting's structural clarity is mediated through the emotional intensity of its palette. This integration of form and emotion, of structure and feeling, positions the work as a critical site of meaning. 'Corsican Landscape' invites viewers to contemplate the interplay between perception, representation, and the emotional resonance of color and shape.