The White Armchair — Summer Variations
Four contemporary figurative paintings
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The white armchair is always there.
Still. Quiet. Almost architectural.
Around it, the body returns from the water.
It sits, it rests, it stretches, it lets the summer light settle on the skin.
The garden becomes a place of pause.
Time slows down.
Each painting is a variation —
a subtle shift of light, posture and presence.
The White Armchair — Summer Variations is not a narrative sequence,
but a cycle.
A single motif, revisited through the calm rhythm of summer.
The Series
This collection brings together four contemporary figurative paintings by Alain Rouschmeyer.
All works are acrylic on canvas, mounted on MDF, and explore the moment after bathing —
that fragile interval between movement and stillness.
The white armchair acts as a constant structure.
The body changes.
Light changes.
Silence remains.
The Works
Après la baignade, le fauteuil blanc (After Bathing, the White Armchair) oil on canvas 50 x 50 - 2025
Le fauteuil blanc, jour d’été. (The White Armchair, Summer Day ) oil on canvas 50 x 50 - 2025
Le fauteuil blanc, au jardin (The White Armchair, in the Garden ) oil on canvas 50 x 50 - 2025
Le fauteuil blanc, au soleil. (The White Armchair, in the Sun ) oil on canvas 50 x 50 - 2025
Artistic Approach
This series is part of an ongoing exploration of posture, rest and human presence in space.
The armchair is not a decorative element.
It functions as a silent architecture —
a fixed point against which the body finds its balance.
These are not posed nudes.
They are lived moments.
Moments of calm, warmth and return.
Painting becomes a way to hold time,
just long enough for the gaze to settle.
Le Fauteuil Blanc est une invitation à s’attarder.
À regarder lentement.
À laisser l’été faire son œuvre.
About the Collection
The White Armchair — Summer Variations is a contemporary figurative painting series by French artist Alain Rouschmeyer.
Each artwork is an original, signed piece, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
The works are available for individual acquisition, subject to availability.
The White Armchair invites the viewer to slow down.
To look quietly.
And to let summer unfold.