Félix Ziem
Félix Ziem was a French painter of the Barbizon School, renowned for his seascapes and landscapes. He is considered one of the forerunners of Impressionism. In 1841, he traveled to Italy, where he fell in love with the city of Venice, a place that would become the source for many of his works, and to which he returned annually until 1892. Apart from Venetian scenes, he also painted many still lifes, portraits, and landscapes of diverse locations that reflected his travels. Following a year-long trip to the Ottoman Empire and Egypt in 1857 and 1858, he began to include works with an Orientalist theme in his oeuvre. His landscapes included scenes from a variety of locations, including Constantinople, Egypt, Martigues, Cagnes-sur-Mer, and his native Burgundy. Ziem was a commercially successful artist in his own lifetime.
In this canvas, the flamingos are shown in increasingly abstract form as they take flight, until they dissolve into small dabs of paint in the sky. Beautiful, aren't they?
P.S. Discover more animals in art in our Animals 50 Postcards Set. :)
P.P.S. Learn more about the Barbizon School—the predecessor of Impressionism!
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