Hauteur d'eau N°1

HAUTEUR D’EAU is a painting made with large dried grass, sand, earth, twigs glued to the canvas. In this painting James imagines that we are in a river. There is a water current that makes the aquatic weeds ripple. It is one of the rare paintings where James used vegetable matter. This type of achievement requires a lot of time: it is a way of paying homage to the elements of nature and to the french painter Monet. (with the Nympheas which are among the masterpieces of early 20th-century art)

Theme: Flowing Forest
Series: Grand été
Number: 1
Title: HAUTEUR D'EAU N°1
Date of completion: 2000
Place of realisation: Xaintrie studio-Dordogne Valley
Signature: BACK James Arax
Mixed technique: Large dried grasses, sand, earth, twigs glued to the canvas, plaster, Chinese ink, green pigment, graphite pencil (Collage of plants in a perfect state of preservation)
Support: Linen canvas
Size: 57,87inx44,88 in  147cmx114cm 
Format: L -F80
Area: 1,67m2 Height: 1,47m Width: 1,14m
Thickness: 4cm
Weight: 12kg
NFT: FlowForest#003