George Sauter (1866 - 1937)Study of Flowers
C. 1908
Oil on Canvas.
I chose to look at this piece from the Leeds Art Gallery in more detail as it relates to my current project, 'Bloom'.
I really like his impasto style of painting, which really distorts the image and makes it very abstract. If it weren't for the title the audience wouldn't know what the image was of. As Sauter has used the impasto technique it really gives the piece depth (due to the amount of layers which would have been used), especially as it is relatively small. I think that it look as though it has been painted on/near a pond. The use of complementary colours makes it bolder, yet is not too overpowering. There is quite a dominance of white in the piece, perhaps showing a reflection of light, which is why i think there may be a link to water. I believe that this piece would have been created for purely aesthetic value. It could easily hang in a house and be used as decoration.
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