每日艺术 | Painting Each Other: 为彼此作

圣地亚哥-鲁西诺和雷蒙-卡萨斯，布面油画，1890年，费拉特博物馆藏，60x73cm

One situation that particularly appealed to Impressionist painters was painting portraits of each other.

对印象派画家特别有吸引力的一种情况是为对方画肖像。

The friendship between Rusiñol and Casas led them to travel to the Sant Benet de Bages in the summer of 1890. This trip is when this work, signed by both friends, was painted. It was not the first time they had painted each other, but they had always done so separately, so this painting is the only work painted by four hands. In the foreground Rusiñol appears, while Casas appears in the background. The latter most likely painted the ground, because it is reminiscent of the solutions he was applying at that time. The two figures are seated in the shadows, avoiding the light, which can be seen only on the lit wall in the background.

1890年夏天，鲁西诺（Rusiñol）和卡萨斯（Casas）因为彼此的友谊一起去了圣贝尼特德巴赫斯。这幅由两位朋友签名的作品就是在这次旅行期间完成的。这不是第一次他们互相作画，但他们一直是分开作画的，所以这幅画是唯一一幅由四只手创作的作品。画的前景是鲁西诺，而卡萨斯出现在背景中。后者很可能负责了地面部分，因为这让人想起他当时的创作手法。画中两个人物坐在阴影中，避开了光线，只有在背景中被照亮的墙上才能看到一点光。

This work was displayed at the Rusiñol, Casas, and Clarasó Exhibition held at the Sala Parés in October 1890. Many other exhibitions came in its wake, the last of which was held in March 1931, three months before Rusiñol’s death. The weekly L’Esquella de la Torratxa defined this work as follows: “A peaceful challenge. The two artist friends have taken a seat with the paintbrush as their weapons, and challenging each other to see who could paint the other better… they have both won, since both have come out equally successful in this playful test.”

1890年10月，这幅画在萨拉帕雷斯举办的鲁西诺，卡萨斯，和卡拉拉索（Clarasó）的展览上展出。随后许多其他展览随之而来，最后一次展览是在1931年3月，三个月后鲁西诺离开了人世间。《托拉萨周刊》对这幅作品定义如下：“一次和平的对战。两位艺术家朋友坐下来，以画笔为武器，互相挑战，看谁能把对方画得更好……他们都赢了，因为在这场有趣的较量中，两人取得了同样的成功。”

We present today's painting thanks to the Cau Ferrat Museum.  : )  

感谢考费拉特博物馆与我们分享今天的画作。:)