House with Sunset c. 1914 - 1916

drawing, watercolor

drawing

abstract expressionism

abstract painting

watercolor

fluid art

abstract pattern

organic pattern

abstract nature shot

flower pattern

abstract art

pattern in nature

swirly brushstroke

Aloys Wach's "House with Sunset," a watercolor painting, depicts a house in a pointillist style using small dots of color. The artist, who lived from 1892 to 1940, applied these dots to create a sense of movement and light in the scene, particularly in the sky where the sun is setting. The building is depicted in reds and oranges, while the foreground is a mixture of blue, yellow, and red dots. The watercolor's dimensions are 13 3/4 x 12 5/8 inches and it is currently on view at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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House with Sunset is a perfect example of the cross-fertilization of styles that existed in Europe just before the First World War. In its strong composition and bold use of color, it shows the influence of German Expressionism, which Wach was exposed to after moving to Berlin from his native Austria in the early 1910s. The luminous colors and radiating light suggest the canvases of Robert Delaunay, whose color abstractions the artist saw on a trip to Paris in 1912. In addition to this, the hatched brushstrokes and vibrating energy of the air recall the paintings of the Italian Futurists. While Wach is not well-known in artistic circles, this luminous watercolor fits squarely into the internationalist tendencies that defined early 20th-century modernism.