Landscapes and nature

Deer Rock

Kees van Willigen · 1915–1990

Date

1987

Medium

Oil painting

Size

37 x 80 cm

The Bois de Païolive, in the Ardèche, is a site of eroded rocks in which faces and animals can be recognised. Kees van Willigen knew the place well and was possibly inspired by it.

The painting shows a resting deer, composed as if carved from the rock, accompanied by three delicate pink mouths.