''The Dam'' (in French:''Le barrage'') is a painting by Luxembourg artist
Dominique Lang from 1913.
Description
The 80.5 × 67 cm. picture is part of the collection of the
National Museum of History and Art
The National Museum of History and Art ( lb, Nationalmusée fir Geschicht a Konscht, french: Musée national d'histoire et d'art, german: Nationalmuseum für Geschichte und Kunst), abbreviated to MNHA, is a museum located in Luxembourg City, in ...
in Luxembourg.
Analysis
Dominique Lang was the only representative of Luxembourg in the first exhibition of the
Impressionists in Paris.
After completing his education at the
Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 1900, he began to paint in a
symbolist style. After 1912–1913, he began using more refined technique and painted many landscapes in rural areas, where he lived. ''The Dam'' was shown at the
Salon des Indépendants, 1914, where he received good feedback on the work and creativity. He managed to recreate the refraction of sunlight into the colors of the rainbow. His sense of nature and authenticity continued the tradition of
Claude Monet and
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "R ...
. His landscapes evoke the world without industrialization.
References
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1913 paintings
Luxembourgian culture
Impressionist paintings
Symbolist paintings
Water in art