Rasétade 2

This painting captures the decisive moment when a raséteur, dressed in white, attempts to snatch the attributes (strings, tassels, and rosettes) fastened between the horns of a bull in a Camargue arena. The raséteur, equipped with a metal claw on his left hand, nimbly dodges the bull's formidable horns. The artist has masterfully conveyed the intensity of the moment, where every movement counts, in a perilous dance between man and animal.

The contrasting colors—the raséteur's white, the bull's black, and the arena's red barriers—accentuate the drama and the tradition of this practice, which dates back to the Middle Ages. The spectators in the background add a collective dimension to this iconic scene from the South of France.

• Oil on canvas stretched over a wooden frame, 50x70x4 cm; the edges are painted, everything is ready for hanging.

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