
Félix Labisse
Don Quichotte et la lune (Don Quixote and the Moon), 1930
Signed 'F. LABISSE' and dated '30' (lower left)
Oil on canvas
60.3 by 72.7 cm (23¾ by 28⅝ in.)
66300
Painted in 1930. The French Surrealist painter Félix Labisse adapts the literary characters of Cervantes' Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in this dark and mysterious composition filled with mystique. Inspired...
Painted in 1930. The French Surrealist painter Félix Labisse adapts the literary characters of Cervantes' Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in this dark and mysterious composition filled with mystique. Inspired by his passion for the theater, Labisse’s fantastical paintings often include hybrid creatures amidst theatrical or atmospheric scenes. His nightmarish expressions are enhanced through stark contrasts of light and dark colors to emphasize a dream-induced landscape.