Composition with Guitar 1931

Leo Leuppi made this painting, Composition with Guitar, with a real knack for teasing out space through flat shapes. It's like he's saying, "Hey, painting is a process of building, not just copying." The color is so thought-through, right? That brown background makes the reds and blues sing. It's got a real material feel too; you can almost feel the brushstrokes. The opacity of each colour has a key role to play here. Notice how those transparent lines create depth, yet the shapes remain resolutely flat. It is like he’s saying there are more ways than one to be true. It puts me in mind of Juan Gris, but with a Swiss twist. It’s like a visual poem, humming with possibilities. It’s the kind of painting that stays with you, not because it shouts, but because it whispers.