Caption

The Rite of Spring, Makowski, Tadeusz 1882–1932, painter; contemporary painting; genre scenes; École de Paris style; spring; ca. 1907; Poland; painting; height 129 cm, width 203 cm, A group of people walk barefoot along a pale path through a grassy landscape, several wearing long flowing garments in colors including white, pale blue, yellow, pink, red, brown, green, and beige, with a few women wearing head coverings; one woman at the front holds a flower and another nearby carries greenery. To the left a seated nude figure with dark hair plays a lyre near stone ledges, and behind them a few trees with slender dark trunks rise against a pale sky. In the background a child climbs a ladder propped against a tree and reaches toward branches with blossoms, while more trees and a distant hill in shades of muted green and brown form the scene; stone blocks frame the right edge and small patches of grass and plants dot the foreground. The overall palette includes muted greens, grays, browns, pinks, blues, yellows, and beige.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_366

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.1Mb (4.7Mb) / 16.5in x 10.4in / 4937 x 3124 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rite Spring Makowski Tadeusz 1882–1932 painter contemporary painting genre scenes École de Paris style spring ca 1907 Poland painting height 129 cm width 203 cm group people walk barefoot pale path grassy landscape several wearing long flowing garments colors white pale blue yellow pink red brown green beige women head coverings woman front holds flower another nearby carries greenery left seated nude figure dark hair plays lyre near stone ledges them trees slender dark trunks rise pale sky background child climbs ladder propped tree reaches branches blossoms distant hill shades muted green brown form scene stone blocks frame right edge small patches grass plants dot foreground palette includes muted greens grays browns pinks blues yellows beige.