Boten langs een kade tijdens de overstroming van Parijs 1910 - 1911

G. Dangereux made this small print, depicting boats along the quay during the Paris flood, sometime in the past. Look at how the scene is captured, with all its shades and tones, and how light reflects and refracts. I can imagine them walking along the quay, the sounds of the lapping water, and the smell of the river mixing with the air. Dangereux invites us to consider the relationship between chaos and calm. He captures a moment of disruption in the city, but the composition is balanced and serene. He invites us to reflect on nature’s power. The eye is drawn to the boats clustered together as the city becomes an island. Each mark and detail contributes to the emotional and intellectual resonances of the work, inviting us to contemplate the impact of natural disasters on urban life. Artists draw on the work of others across time, inspiring each other’s creativity. Painting is an embodied form of expression, which embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing multiple readings over fixed or definitive interpretations.