Still Life with Fish
Upon his arrival in Paris in 1913, Soutine worked alongside Modigliani and Chagall in a cluster of artists' studios called La Ruche, or "The Beehive." In this early still life, the open mouths of the herrings create the illusion that the fish are gasping for air, prefiguring the dramatic intensity of the artist's later work. At La Ruche, Soutine also experimented with expressionistic brushwork, as seen in the thick, forceful application of paint.
Artwork Details
- Title: Still Life with Fish
- Artist: Chaim Soutine (French (born former Russian Empire, now Belarus), Smilovitchi 1893–1943 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1920
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 16 1/4 × 25 5/16 in. (41.3 × 64.3 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), 1967
- Object Number: 67.187.105
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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