Lucien Freud and Francis Bacon were pale imitators of Soutine. Neither suffered what Soutine suffered. He painted from agony of the soul an agony they could only envy. Thinking of Soutine and Van Gogh is that what it takes to produce great art? Picasso's output is intellectual. Soul less.
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My feelings, exactly, about the Russell. Bummer.
Soutine was amazing. I actually love his landscapes the most, and this one (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Chaim_Soutine_-_Les_maisons%2C_1921.jpg/330px-Chaim_Soutine_-_Les_maisons%2C_1921.jpg) the most among those.
Soutine is also interesting because he so inspired Roald Dahl that Dahl wrote a short story, Skin, about his art. It's a macabre and wonderful story. I wrote about it here (and included more Soutine): https://clairelaporte.substack.com/p/love-triangles-death-and-art-in-dahls
Lucien Freud and Francis Bacon were pale imitators of Soutine. Neither suffered what Soutine suffered. He painted from agony of the soul an agony they could only envy. Thinking of Soutine and Van Gogh is that what it takes to produce great art? Picasso's output is intellectual. Soul less.