Colours used in Nude in a Cane Chair 

Rik Wouters created this painting with expressive strokes of oil on newsprint. At first glance, the vibrant colours and bold application seem abstract, yet they hold secrets. Notice how the deep reds converge with the shadowy blacks, evoking an atmosphere of passion and mystery. Consider the use of the newspaper as a canvas. Newsprint, a medium for fleeting information, is reborn as a backdrop for the eternal language of colour. This mirrors the alchemical transformation of base materials into gold. The colours themselves serve as potent symbols: red, for vitality and blood, and black, a shadow that contains infinite possibilities. These colours echo through art history—from the frescoes of Pompeii to the canvases of the Expressionists—each time resurrected with new emotional resonance. These resurrections remind us that art is not linear; instead, it spirals through time, continually renewing itself.