La Belle Epoque

Most of my paintings are figurative, sometimes symbolic. This one is an exception : it’s abstract, even if some figurative elements appears on it. I named it « La Belle Epoque » because it make me think (I don’t now really why) about the art of this era. « La Belle Epoque » is the term used to describe a period that started in Europe – mostly in France-  at the end of the 19th century after the economic crisis and finished when the First World War broke out in 1914. This period is said to be characterized by social, economic, scientific and political progress. It is usually described no without nostalgia as a « Golden Age », as years when optimism ruled.