Paysage Tropical

Inscriptions: Signed (lower right)

Provenance: André Level

Sotheby’s, Paris, 3 June 2010, lot 20

Notes: The mosaic-like handling of the paint in Paysage Tropical together with exotic references unite to create a quintessential example of Metzinger’s early works and a unique example of early twentieth-century art. The combination of Divisionist techniques, exoticism, purity of color, and brilliance of effect, sets it apart from works typically associated with Neo-Impressionism or Fauvism.