Collecting the Nets - Volanakis Κonstantinos

Volanakis Κonstantinos (1837 - 1907)

Collecting the Nets, 1871

Oil on canvas, 69 x 135 cm

Inv. Number Π.10380
On view Main Building

This excellent work, acquired in 2002 by the National Gallery, may be considered as one of Volanakis’ most free “impressionistic” achievements. Painted in Munich, it depicts fishermen pulling the nets at sunrise. The boat and the fishermen are shown as silhouettes, as the light is coming from behind, from the background. The sky and the waves are flooded with light, which is rendered in orange and violet tones. The brushwork is free, and the entire work pulsates with life.

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