Après le déluge 1949

Fernand Léger made Après le déluge with washes of watercolour and delicate pen lines. There's something so optimistic and playful about it. The colours feel gentle and translucent; the green is like a fresh spring, and the sun, a juicy, reddish-orange, makes me think of growth and renewal. Léger’s light touch with the watercolour lets the paper breathe, and the ink lines dance across the surface. Look at how the lines wiggle and find their way, like the branches of a young tree reaching for the sky. There’s this joyful, buoyant quality that reminds me of Miro, another artist who wasn’t afraid to let his imagination run wild on paper. It’s like he's saying, "After the flood, there's still beauty, still life, still a reason to create."