Les Falaises De Gréville
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Title
Les Falaises De Gréville
Description
Artwork created by Phil Foster depicts the harsh beauty of the Normandy coastline. His work is meant to capture the everyday beauty that farmers and peasants worked alongside. During the period of the 1870s, the countryside served as a backdrop for peasants performing everyday tasks to survive. Foster saw the beauty in this everyday landscape and decided to capture its dangerous but beautiful essence. Les Falaises de Gréville also known as The Cliffs of Gréville highlights the imposing structure of the cliff, the wind-sculpted soil, rough seas, and heavy clouds. Symbolizing not only the beauty of things perceived as dangerous but also the beauty of everyday things. Foster, along with many other French farmers, looked out on this landscape every day. Instead of seeing it as the everyday view Foster found the beauty in a familiar sight. This painting evokes the message that anything, even familiar sights, can be beautiful and have secrets just waiting to be found.
Date
1871-1872
Medium
Oil on canvas.
