To French artist André Brasilier, one of the most important subjects in his career is his beloved wife Chantel. When the artist went to Rome for further studies in 1954, he met Chandel in the garden of the Palazzo Medici Residence in Rome. Since then, she has been Brasilli's continuous source of inspiration. Brasillier once said that he was lucky to meet the incarnation of beauty. Chantal is endlessly changing and always presents a new aspect of beauty. He only had to describe what he saw in front of him. His beloved wife also allows the artist to see through many subtle things in the world. Chantal au bouquet rose is Brasilier's most representative work that combines the artist's classic portraits and still life paintings, masterfully capturing the beauty of Chantal and the rose bouquet. The palette of Chantal au bouquet rose is dominated by simple pink and white: Chantal’s white dress echoes the vase, while the blooming pink roses reflect the background. Brasilier captures the moment of Chantal posing gracefully in front of the flowers with various shades of pink. The artist applies light brushstrokes and translucent colors to the work, rendering the elegant and light charm of watercolour with the oil painting medium. The application of colors recalls that of the Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko, creating a sense of surrealism, rendering a poetic and romantic atmosphere that convey his love for Chantal.
Aside from Western art, the inspiration of Eastern culture and art can also be found in Brasilier’s work. François Cheng, a French-Chinese scholar on Chinese culture, advocates for the Taoist ideology of ‘the lack of desire leads to austerity’, which emphasizes the power of spirituality over physical forms. This concept sheds great inspiration on Brasilier’s artistic style, which does not focus on the realistic representation of his subjects. In the current work, he deliberately simplifies the expression of the figure, instead, he composes the image of Chantal with the simple combination of dark hair, smokey eyebrows and red lips, which emulate a distinct Eastern charm. The background of the work is also rendered in a simplistic manner, which echoes the composition of traditional Chinese paintings.
法國藝術家安德烈·布拉吉利筆下最為重要的主題便是他的愛妻香黛爾。藝術家於1954年赴羅馬美第奇公館深造時，在其花園中邂逅他一生的繆斯女神香黛爾，自此她便是布拉吉利連續不斷的靈感源泉。布拉吉利曾說過他很幸運可以遇到美的化身，香黛爾變化無窮，總是呈現出新的面貌，他只需要描摹眼前所見。愛妻亦讓藝術家看透了世界裡許多細微事情。《香戴爾與玫瑰花束》是布拉吉利極富代表性之佳作，融合藝術家的經典人物肖像與花卉靜物作品，絕對是描繪香黛爾作品中的一件上乘之作。此作的構圖和色彩以簡約的粉色與白色調為主：香黛爾一襲白裙與白色花瓶相呼應，大簇粉紅玫瑰映出熠熠生機，粉白色相間的背景為畫面創造獨特的節奏感與韻律感。布拉吉利採用不同的粉色調營造香黛爾擺弄花束，曼妙姿態的一瞬間。他用輕盈的筆觸和流淌色彩跨越了油畫媒介，渲染出水彩般自由韻致，從而使作品超越了真實，富有馬克·羅斯科抽象表現主義朦朧艷彩渲染的元素，帶出一種詩意與和諧美，盡顯浪漫主義強調內在情感與想像的傳達，實為珍罕之作。
除了現代西方藝術，東方文化藝術在布拉吉利的作品中亦有跡可循。程抱一是法蘭西學院院士暨華裔法籍漢語文學家，他主張東方「無欲則剛」的道家思想——不強調形式上的力量，通過引導令人體會到事物的精神性。這個觀念深深影響了布拉吉利的藝術創作生涯。布拉吉利不刻意追求物象的情節與畫面的逼真，在人物塑造上隱去了面部神情，香黛爾的烏髮、煙眉、朱唇更是別具東方韻致。背景則以裁切式構圖和簡約線條渲染東方寫意氛圍。