A triptych by Henri Rapin for Strasbourg

5/11/24 - Acquisition - Strasbourg, Musée d’Art moderne et contemporain - Here is a work that is seductive at first glance, with its triptych composition seemingly set in this superb setting and which seems to embody "the blue line of the Vosges". In the centre, we can see Mount Saint-Odile dominating the Alsace plain, but it is the forest that covers most of the triptych, in large masses and through the often frail silhouettes of trees that seem to spring out of the frame in the foreground. Bathed in a soft light that is more morning than evening, the work is enhanced by touches of gold that add a precious touch to what is ultimately a very simple composition. Finally, the artist has signed the lower right-hand corner in gold letters: H. Rapin.

1. Henri Rapin…