Cafrà - Solitude

The painting can be defined as a genre scene, that is, the depiction of an episode of everyday life that, apparently, lacks any significant element. These types of domestic subjects were long considered minor and only began to spread in Western art starting in the 17th century. Only with the development of 19th-century realism did everyday subjects become considered as important as historical or religious ones. The Impressionists, in particular, favored subjects related to modern life in urban, bourgeois settings. In Cafrà's artistic production, in addition to a large number of Madonnas and Child, we also find many genre scenes inspired by the simple, almost marginalized lives of popular figures or circus performers, alluding to a sense of existential solitude.

In this painting, Cafrà reveals a highly creative expressionist streak, especially in his genre scenes. Iconographically, it's very clear that we're dealing with a subject intended to depict an everyday life rich in symbolic, existential meaning. Thus, while the interpretation recalls Symbolism, the execution of the painting further leans toward Expressionism, due to the remarkable synthesis of the interpretation. The subjects are delineated in a pared-down manner, while the application of color is gestural, achieving a heightened pictorialism with highly expressive effects. Thus, the scene seems almost dematerialized into a two-dimensional surface, where the vibrations of life are captured by the paint.

Cafrà is the pen name of artist Francesco Casa. A predominantly expressionist painter, his work is distinguished by genre scenes and Madonnas and Child, executed with a highly synthetic and gestural style.

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