「巴黎畫派」（École de Paris）的代表畫家之一，俄裔法國畫家夏伊．蘇丁（Chaim Soutine, 1893-1943），本身具猶太血統，在移民法國後，以其個人獨特的藝術語彙開創成功的藝術地位，其繪畫雖受法國傳統繪畫影響，但其繪畫發展始終具有始終如一的特質，對現代藝術，尤其是抽象表現主義畫家具有啟發性。
蘇丁執著於生活、真實、不全則無的藝術觀，其創作與生活乃是緊密相連的共同體，繪畫具有高度感動人的力量。蘇丁的繪畫看似混亂、複雜，然實傳達了更為深刻的訊息；蘇丁獨特的藝術語彙、美學觀與作品背後所蘊藏的內涵是值得深究之處。
文中第一章從蘇丁繪畫風格的醞釀與形成著手，探究其成長背景與猶太文化的教養，瞭解其藝術啟蒙與藝術發展概況，剖析其人格特質與繪畫發展的關係。第二章則進入蘇丁的繪畫世界，分別就其與「巴黎畫派」、表現主義、法國繪畫傳統的關係作討論，釐清其繪畫風格。第三章則對蘇丁畫作進行分析與詮釋，首先論述其創作過程始終與自然有密切的關係，接著由蘇丁畫作的三種題材類型一一剖析，闡述蘇丁繪畫表現的特質。可發現塞荷（Céret）系列風景畫具有具象／抽象；卡涅（Cagnes）系列風景畫具有嚴肅／滑稽、靜物系列畫具有生／死相互矛盾的特點，肖像畫則顯露悲憫與移情。第四章綜合以上章節之探討，對蘇丁的藝術作一全面性的解讀，探討其藝術美學特質，論述蘇丁藝術實受猶太文化的影響，在認同與違抗間擺盪，畫作具有狂熱與不安、悲憫與救贖的特質，並探討蘇丁藝術之評價與影響。
本文研究之主要目的在於深入瞭解蘇丁繪畫創作之形成與發展、對既有之研究之見解作歷史回顧，並加以辯證，探討蘇丁繪畫之深刻意涵，並結合藝術史之論述與文化比較研究的角度，探究蘇丁繪畫表現風格之根源，深入剖析其獨特的美學表現與藝術特質，釐清他與當時藝術發展的關聯性，論證他對近代藝術的啟發性與重要性，對他的藝術表現予以詮釋與定位。

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