Danse Macabre: Tribute to Ingmar Bergman
Danse Macabre: Tribute to Ingmar Bergman
30 in x 41in Oil on canvas Not For Sale
The famous Swedish filmmaker, Ingmar Bergman died early Monday morning, July 30, 2007. He was 89.
His death brought back memories of the time I first saw his film “The Seventh Seal”. This was during my existential period when, as a young artist, I was working in the abstract and I was moved by the films portrayal of a knight traveling through Europe trying to stave off death and suffering. The final scene of the film created what I saw as the dance we all play with life and death or the theme “Danse Macabre”.
“Danse Macabre” was painted many years ago and was my attempt to create the feeling of the knights’ duel, dance, or chess game with the figure of death which Bergman portrayed so well in his film. Ingmar Bergman has now finished his own “Danse Macabre” or Dance with Death. I offer this painting here as my tribute to his genius who the world will miss as one of the great creative artists of our time.
© Copyright by Paul Wolber
