Chevaux Gris

With its taut silhouette and contrast of deep blacks, chalky whites, and luminous beiges, this composition first imposes a physical presence. The horse, captured in a rearing motion, is not described in an academic manner: it is rather sculpted by the painting itself, by blocks and restrained drips, as if the gesture sought to restore the momentum before the detail. The background, reduced to large areas opposing darkness and light, reinforces this sensation of contained strength. The whole is a very free modern figurative work, where expression counts more than anatomical precision. The surface retains all the vitality of the brushstroke, with a perceptible grain and variations in opacity that animate the animal's coat. The wide and solemn black and gold frame complements this plastic tension well without neutralizing it. Some signs of use appear on the reverse and edges, but the work remains legible and visually solid. The handwritten title "Chevaux Gris" inscribed on the back confirms the subject's orientation and provides a simple key to this image focused on the power of the motif. About the artist — Sergio Cecchi, born in Venice in 1921 and active in Switzerland, is mainly documented for his views of Geneva and urban scenes; the consulted sources also show that he approached other subjects, including horses, with the same pictorial energy.