Vendanges 1929 - 1932

Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac made this etching called Vendanges with delicate lines that dance across the paper. I imagine him outside, squinting in the sunlight to capture this scene. You know, it’s a familiar problem for artists – how to catch the feeling of being *in* a place, not just describe it. I love the way the figures are almost swallowed by the landscape. They’re bent over in the fields, working. Segonzac's use of line mimics the tangled growth, suggesting the wildness of nature and the effort required to cultivate it. It’s as if he’s inviting us to feel the heat, the labor, the connection to the earth. This reminds me of other artists like Van Gogh, who used their marks to convey the intensity of feeling. Artists are constantly in dialogue, aren’t they, with each other and with the world, always trying to find new ways of seeing.