Garden of Bagatelle (Best Wishes for 1969 from La Galerie Sagot-Le Garrec) 1954 - 1968

Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac made this etching to wish everyone a happy 1969 from La Galerie Sagot-Le Garrec. It’s just lines really, but they multiply and cluster so densely that they create a thicket of sensation, a whole world. I bet that when Segonzac made this, he didn't just draw what he saw but what he felt. It's like he was trying to capture the very essence of a garden, its hidden corners and tangled growth. The composition feels like a memory, a feeling. And those pots, lined up in the garden – so simple. Segonzac takes the everyday and turns it into something special. You can see the influence of artists like Corot or Cezanne here, that interest in the natural world. In a way, artists are always in conversation with each other across time, aren’t they? They see what others have done and try to push it further, to find their own voice within the chorus. Segonzac’s garden embraces ambiguity, it invites us to linger.