The Pont Marie (Le Pont Marie) 1924

Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac made this print, The Pont Marie, with ink on paper. The monochromatic palette gives the scene a timeless, almost ghostly quality. Look at the marks – they’re raw, immediate, like Segonzac was trying to capture not just the bridge, but the very act of seeing it. The texture here is all in the lines, a kind of shorthand for the world. See how the lines thicken and thin, suggesting depth and shadow? There’s a real physicality to the way he renders those bare trees, leaning in as if blown by the wind. It's like he’s wrestling with the image, trying to pin down something fleeting and ephemeral. The process is laid bare. Segonzac reminds me a bit of a more somber Matisse, both so attuned to the poetry of everyday scenes. It’s a reminder that art isn’t about answers, but about opening up spaces for questions.