Nicolas de Staël, l'impossible Concert. Magazines painter of mystery

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Nicolas de Staël, l'impossible Concert. Magazines painter of mysteryAlone in his studio in Antibes, facing the sea, Nicolas de Stal began work on a giant canvas measuring 3. 5 m by 6 m on March 14, 1955: The Concert . On one side, we see a black grand piano and, on the other, an ochre double bass, separated by music scores placed on music stands. But what is striking is the background of the composition that consumes the entire painting: a scarlet vermillion, like a large incandescent stage curtain. Two days later,