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Chaïm Soutine — Deux enfants sur une route
Chaïm Soutine

Deux enfants sur une route

1942

A haunting painting of two children walking along a road, depicting the innocence and vulnerability of childhood through Soutine's expressionistic lens. The composition uses distorted forms and emotionally charged color to create an unsettling atmosphere.

Medium
oil on canvas

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June 26, 2024

Estimate: $70,000$100,000

Lot 146

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Chaïm Soutine, Deux enfants sur une route, 1942

A haunting painting of two children walking along a road, depicting the innocence and vulnerability of childhood through Soutine's expressionistic lens. The composition uses distorted forms and emotionally charged color to create an unsettling atmosphere.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1942
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Belarusian, Psychological, Road, Figure, Expressionism, Melancholic, Post-Impressionism, 1940s, Children, Oil on Canvas

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Collected by

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago