Jacob Lawrence
The Migration of the
Negro, panel 52
1940-1941
tempera
on masonite
30,5
x 45,7 cm
The
Phillips Collection, Washington DC & Museum of Modern Art, New York
When I first saw the series 'The
Migration of the Negro' by Jacob Lawrence, I was deeply touched by this history
of African American Americans. Not the strength of realism, but rather that of
the imagination makes that these works are forever impressed in my memory.
The series consists of 60 works and seems to symbolize the universal aspiration of people of all races to a better life.
I painted 'Le Depart' in 2011, after I had seen a raft at the edge of the IJsselmeer, probably made for a race or an adventure, ready to leave. Shortly thereafter the thought came over me that many fortune seekers risk their lives in crossing the ocean on such a raft, attempting to escape poverty and misery.
The series consists of 60 works and seems to symbolize the universal aspiration of people of all races to a better life.
I painted 'Le Depart' in 2011, after I had seen a raft at the edge of the IJsselmeer, probably made for a race or an adventure, ready to leave. Shortly thereafter the thought came over me that many fortune seekers risk their lives in crossing the ocean on such a raft, attempting to escape poverty and misery.
Koen Vermeule, 2014
Koen Vermeule (NL)
Le Depart
2011
oil
on canvas
96,3
x 250,4 cm
private
collection München
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