François - Harlequin and death

The iconography of this painting certainly has allegorical meanings and can be defined, in some ways, as symbolist precisely because of its allusion to underlying meanings. It is a type of subject that can be traced back to the artistic language of late nineteenth-century painters such as Moreau, Bocklin, or Puvis des Chavannes, who, despite using a substantially figurative language, developed intellectually complex iconographies, full of symbolic and allegorical references.

The composition is quite complex. The entire scene is set in a decontextualized space characterized by streaks of gray tones. In this enigmatic and suspended context, the scene becomes even more captivating. Formally, the subjects are drawn with a lively, almost illustration-like style, featuring a very elegant graphic line.

The painter François is an artist who creates visionary subjects poised between Symbolism and Surrealism. Formally, he uses an extremely colorful and lively figurative language.

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