The Houses
Chaïm Soutine · 1920
Why it's great
Houses seem to lean and tumble down a hillside, painted in wavy lines and rich color, as if the earth was shaking. Soutine painted this in the village of Céret in southern France. The buildings seem to dance. It's a dramatic and unforgettable landscape.
Where to see it
📍 Musée de l'OrangerieParis, France
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Chaïm Soutine was born into a poor Jewish family in a small village in what is now Belarus. He moved to Paris in 1913, where he lived and painted in a crowded artists' colony and became close friends with Modigliani. His wild, twisting paintings of waiters, pastry cooks and landscapes made him famous. He died in Paris in 1943, during the German occupation.
