Interior of an apartment - Gaston HOFFMANN (1883-1977)

It is a beautiful interior
of Haussmannian apartment, which is offered to our eyes
The painter reveals his knowledge and technical mastery of furniture, through striking details:
the finely sculpted bronzes of the chest of drawers
of the Louis XVI table and the fluting of the stool

Gaston Hoffmann
has a real talent for color.

The apartment is cheerful, bright,
the artist uses a cameo of yellow and pink,
embellished here and there with touches of green.
He plays perfectly with contrasts and brightness:
the pastel pink cushion, on the meridian with yellow stripes,
the light reflecting in the mirror
the crystal of the pendants of the chandelier ...

While we think
simply to look at the interior of an apartment,
the painter
offers us
an intimate scene...
that we glimpse in an indirect way.
like the spectator,
who does not see what is played behind him.

By this subtle
feminine presence,
this so graceful wiggle,
these arms which seem to dance,
the painter like a magician, gives life to all his painting.