作為重要的自然與人文景觀,無數畫家曾以阿爾卑斯山入畫。如對現代主義繪畫影響深遠的英國風景大師透納(William Turner),就曾因為一場暴雪的啟發,在1812年創作出《暴風雪:漢尼拔率兵橫越阿爾卑斯山》(Snowstorm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps),成為後世公認的史詩巨著。受到當時拿破崙遠征意大利的影響,透納筆下的阿爾卑斯山雪景滲透著濃厚的歷史感和滄桑感,而同樣得江山之助,接近兩世紀之後朱德群則在同一片風景面前,懷著不一樣的心境,成造了他極具特色的雪景系列作品,與歐洲殿堂級大師足以分庭抗禮。透過相同的創作主題,兩位不同世紀和文化淵源的大師,在此進行了一次罕有的超時空對話。
對於朱德群的抽象風景畫,論者一般認為其最早受到俄裔法籍畫家史塔耶爾(Nicolas de Staël) 影響。誠然,包括藝術家的多番自述,史塔耶爾在控制畫面、技法、以及對材料的觸覺,都對於朱德群進入抽象油畫的領域帶來莫大啟示,但在徹底領悟西方藝術奧義之後,他益發著重透過中國畫的精神和技巧,反過來為自己的創作—以至整個西方畫壇—帶來新鮮元素。
This painting is overall in excellent condition, only two minor paint losses are found at 5 cm from top edge and 40 cm from the left edge, and 1 cm from the top edge and 40 cm from the left edge, which are only visible under very close and careful examination.
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