{"product_id":"russell-drysdale-going-to-town","title":"Russell Drysdale - Going to town","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eArtist Russell Drysdale's work is underpinned by a decidedly expressionist language. In this engraving on silver plate, however, a narrative and anecdotal flavor prevails. The scene is figurative, and Drysdale demonstrates his skill in achieving a perfect realistic rendering in a richly detailed representation through the simple medium of engraved line. The painter does not shy away from using a cursive style, composed of rapid strokes, to give the scene greater vivacity and freshness. Thus, the line displays a certain level of synthesis, without ever compromising the clarity of the anecdotal narrative or the realistic subject, but just enough to infuse the scene with a delicate lyricism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eRussell Drysdale was born in 1912 in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England. His family moved to Australia, and Russell attended Geelong Grammar School in Victoria. He intended to pursue farming, but developed a strong interest in art and began studying painting in Melbourne in 1935, continuing at the Grosvenor School in London and La Grande Chaumière in Paris in 1938–39. Returning to Melbourne, Drysdale encountered strong resistance to the acceptance of new art forms. He decided to move to Sydney, where the art world was awakening to European influences, and he immediately felt at home. Drysdale's first exhibition, in Sydney in 1942, established him as the leading exponent of a new type of national painting. His dramatic interpretations of a stark and monotonous environment are compelling, evocative, and distinctly Australian; Yet, despite their harshness, the paintings reveal Drysdale's respect for the fundamental subtleties of classical art and his keen awareness of European tradition in all its richness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lang Federica","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56218207879554,"sku":"FLAN011","price":600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/Schermata-2022-06-13-alle-17.33.20.png?v=1768471890","url":"https:\/\/cjfh11-ee.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/russell-drysdale-going-to-town","provider":"Venderequadri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}