| On the other hand, Girieud strides along. You will see, within five years, the beautiful wall decorations that this young painter will produce! One thinks of Van Gogh before the admirable painful portrait of a spanish Spaniard; his suns on a violet background, his stained-glass window, sound like fanfares; and in his landscapes interpreted rather than copied from the hillsides and the river of Normandy, Girieud proves - and I wish that this demonstration was perceived by Mr. Derain - that it is permissible to move away lyrically from nature, but on the express condition of having its roots in reality. |