1860 -1940 · Between Europe, India, Japan and Hawaii
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1860 -1940 · Between Europe, India, Japan and Hawaii
Born in Bridport, England in 1860, Charles William Bartlett abandoned his first training as a metallurgist to study at the Royal Academy in London, then at the Académie Julian in Paris. He painted in Brittany, the Netherlands and Venice before undertaking a long trip to Asia in 1913. India inspired him to take a long trip to Asia. India inspired him to take views of Benares and Udaipur where architecture, silhouettes and light became the real subjects of the painting. In Japan, his meeting with the publisher Watanabe Shôzaburo gave birth to a series of wood prints made in the spirit of the shin-hanga movement. Bartlett finally settled in Honolulu in 1917 and continued a work located at the crossroads until his death european watercolor, Japanese printmaking and direct travel experience. The "Charles William Bartlett" selection notably compares Benares and Udaipur. His reading favors composition.
Bartlett does not treat travel as a picturesque inventory: he seeks the silent agreement between a place, its light and the gestures of those who inhabit it.
Course & style
Born in Bridport, England in 1860, Charles William Bartlett abandoned his first training as a metallurgist to study at the Royal Academy in London, then at the Académie Julian in Paris. He painted in Brittany, the Netherlands and Venice before undertaking a long trip to Asia in 1913. India inspired him to take a long trip to Asia. India inspired him to take views of Benares and Udaipur where architecture, silhouettes and light became the real subjects of the painting. In Japan, his meeting with the publisher Watanabe Shôzaburo gave birth to a series of wood prints made in the spirit of the shin-hanga movement. Bartlett finally settled in Honolulu in 1917 and continued until his death a work located at the crossroads of European watercolor, Japanese printmaking and direct travel experience.
The Royal Academy, the Académie Julian and stays in the Netherlands, Brittany and Venice form his view as a traveling painter. This milestone sheds light on the "Charles William Bartlett" collection by favoring composition.
Indian sacred cities nourish his compositions while Watanabe transposes his drawings into the technique of woodcuts.
From Hawaii, Bartlett pursues a work of landscapes and figures open to the cultures of the Pacific.
Mists, sun and reflections simplify the shapes and give each site its own atmosphere. This line guides a reading of "Charles William Bartlett" centered on composition.
Ghats, palaces and temples structure the space without reducing the landscape to a simple setting.
Careful observation of the place replaces spectacular exoticism with a calm and respectful presence.
Sharp contours, flat colored areas and measured depth reveal the dialogue with Japanese shin-hanga artisans.
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The bank of the Ganges, its boats and its layered architecture blend into a light which suspends the tumult of the city.
Landmark work by Charles William Bartlett. Reading of "Charles William Bartlett" through composition.The clear masses of the palace dominate the water and transform the cityscape into a peaceful plan building.
Landmark work by Charles William BartlettMists, sun and reflections simplify the shapes and give each site its own atmosphere. This line guides a reading of "Charles William Bartlett" centered on composition.
Reading key for Charles William BartlettGhats, palaces and temples structure the space without reducing the landscape to a simple setting.
Reading key for Charles William BartlettCareful observation of the place replaces spectacular exoticism with a calm and respectful presence.
Reading key for Charles William BartlettSharp contours, flat colored areas and measured depth reveal the dialogue with Japanese shin-hanga artisans.
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