JM1522, JM1523, JM1524 Composition (crystalline), 1926, 45 x 45 cm, oil on hardboard (1-3)
Against a monochrome red background, this vibrant composition from 1925 rises. It belongs to a series of three paintings in which Evard revisits the same motif but chooses different color schemes. Furthermore, it bears a close resemblance to the Symphonia series. For this painting, Evard employs a rich palette of colors. The black and dark blue tones create vivid contrasts with the bright yellow and orange tones. Typical of Evard’s Constructivist phase, he divides the painting into clearly delineated geometric forms, which, in this composition, result in a complex pictorial structure. On the right side of the painting, the contours of two glasses are still discernible, serving as a reminder that Evard’s works originated in still life. During the 1920s, the depiction of objective reality gives way to a dissolution into forms, thereby placing Evard among the Cubist artists and the artistic avant-garde.