*VR Preview on www.TranscendAuctions.com - This is a unique oil painting on canvas. The subject matter is a winding road between twisted houses typical of Chaim Soutine's expressionist style. The ghost like buildings appear haunted as the walls twist upwards and reach for the night sky. This style gives the inanimate objects lifelike characteristics. Chaim is best known for choosing to pay more attention to shape, colour and texture over realist details which shows his true originality and creativity. The artwork is signed Soutine in the lower right of the painting. The media used is original oil on canvas. The condition of the artwork is very good with slight fading and small spatters of dirt. - Attributes: Signed on lower right. After Chaim Soutine - Media: Oil on canvas - Dimensions metric: 28 by 24.5 cm - Dimensions imperial: 11 by 9 1/2 inches - Artist biography: Chaïm Soutine was a Russian-French painter of Jewish origin. Soutine made a major contribution to the expressionist movement while living in Paris.Inspired by classic painting in the European tradition, exemplified by the works of Rembrandt, Chardin[2] and Courbet, Soutine developed an individual style more concerned with shape, color, and texture over representation, which served as a bridge between more traditional approaches and the developing form of Abstract Expressionism.