It’s an exhibition that sounds like a return to basics.

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It’s an exhibition that sounds like a return to basics. Henri Landier leaves the heights of Montmartre, abandoning the roofs of the capital for Venetian harmony. At the dawn of his 90th birthday, the painter introduces us to his City of the Doges in a vast retrospective which covers thirty-six years of creation. From his first large classic drawings in blood chalk to the strong and colorful watercolors of his last trip in 2022, we dive into his vibrant palette, marked by tones of yellow, red and orange ocher. Falling under the spell of the Serenissima in 1986, the Master of color has never ceased to be amazed by the richness of the baroque architecture which he transcribes in large colored areas, available in engravings, watercolors and oils on cloth. The exhibition takes us on a stroll along the canals, climbing the bridges, inviting us to cross the rivers and the fondamente. A step aside, and we are plunged into a maze of narrow streets with multicolored facades, green shutters, shady squares and majestic palaces. Among the hundred works on display, let's take the time to admire this impressive watercolor, Lunch break in Venise, plunging us into the excitement of the campi, under a radiant pink sky . A little further, let's venture onto the Ponte de la Scoazzera, alongside this beautiful, pensive stranger, before flying towards this enigmatic engraving, The Angel's Leap, intrigued by this flying harlequin which seems to fall from the sky. Henri Landier paints Venice like a theater setting of which we are spectators. With these colorful and tangled houses as far as the eye can see in this labyrinth city, the artist presents a very living museum city, in a set of original and modern paintings.

DID YOU KNOW?
A few steps from his workshop, Henri Landier presents his most beautiful engravings of Paris, Venice and Provence, produced using his two-ton hand press, as Rembrandt and Dürer did in their time.
Espace Landier
20 rue des Trois Frères
75018