Reproduction of Footballers I - Nicolas de Staël

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L'œuvre en bref

With this painting, Nicolas de Staël tackles the theme of football, deliberately moving away from any precise figurative representation. Inspired by direct observation of matches, he seeks above all to convey the confrontation between bodies and the occupation of space. Here, sport becomes a framework for organising the painting around tensions, superimpositions and visual rhythms, without any narrative or identifiable setting.

The composition develops against a dark background, dominated by deep blacks and dark blues. Thick, angular shapes, painted in white, red, beige and grey, interlock in the centre of the canvas. These blocks suggest moving silhouettes, without distinct features or faces. The brushstrokes are visible, sometimes streaked, and the paint is applied in irregular layers. The overall effect is a fragmented reading of the scene, constructed by marked contrasts between light areas and dark masses.

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