Autumn Fantasy, 1912

ArtistWalter Ophey, Eupen 1882–1930 Düsseldorf

Oil on canvas

(H x W)160 × 160 cm

Status

not on display

About the workBetween 1912 and 1914, this picture – unusually large for Walter Ophey – was presented under the titles “Bacchanal”, “Autumn Rush” and “Autumn Fantasy” – the last one stuck. The image is a fantasy of colour and form that is only remotely reminiscent of a landscape. Opheys style is the main focus here; the colours and the paint play a leading role. He realised this work in autumn 1912 after being inspired by an exhibition of contemporary Italian art in Cologne: the paintings of the Futurists displayed there also featured pure colours and simplified forms.

AccessionAcquisition 1954

Provenance1954 angekauft aus dem Nachlass des Künstlers

Inventory number0.1954.OY240

Expressionism
Junges Rheinland
Landscapes
Modernism

Contact

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