|  Babouchka 1/ He was a  French artist (1869-1954) initially labeled as a fauve.  2/ He worked in  different fields: painting, printmaking , sculpture, drawing and collage.  3/ His Blue  Nudes series are examples of a technique he called « painting  with 	scissors ».  4/ This work of  art is a reference to « David playing the Harf before Saul »,  	which is one of Rembrandt's canvasses.  5/ In this final  self.portrait, the painter represents himself by a black form.  	There are also yellow petals and a green odalisque.
 Chloë and  Camille |