Haas, Michel, Les Départs, 2003
2003
Mixed media on paper
123 x 81 cm
Signed by the artist lower center
The silhouette of a figure carrying two heavy suitcases seems to be discernible. The title, in the plural, indicates that while the work represents a single traveler, it has a more general value. In the end, all departures have one thing in common: the departing traveler’s gaze is turned towards a place that the viewer watching the other depart cannot perceive.
About the author
Michel Haas (1934-2019)
Michel Haas was born in Paris in 1934. He studied philosophy before turning to the visual arts […] Michel Haas draws his inspiration from the world around him. Living in Paris, he paints life in the city: people captured in moments of life in scenes from everyday life, men, couples, cyclists, animals, men drinking, musicians, dancers, trees, flowers, everything that makes up life.
