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Histoire Naturelle
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Félix Labisse (1905-1982)
Histoire Naturelle
signed 'Labisse' (lower left); signed, titled and dated '"Histoire naturelle" Labisse.43.'(on the reverse) and signed and titled again (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
28 5/8 x 23 5/8 in. (72.7 x 59.4 cm.)
Painted in 1943
Histoire Naturelle
signed 'Labisse' (lower left); signed, titled and dated '"Histoire naturelle" Labisse.43.'(on the reverse) and signed and titled again (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
28 5/8 x 23 5/8 in. (72.7 x 59.4 cm.)
Painted in 1943
Provenance
Jacques Arnold Croquez, Paris.
Galerie Isy Brachot, Brussels and Paris, by whom acquired from the above.
Galerie Isy Brachot, Brussels and Paris, by whom acquired from the above.
Literature
R. Desnos, Félix Labisse, Paris, 1945, not paginated.
Newsweek, New York, 10 February 1947 (illustrated).
C'est Paris, June 1950 (illustrated).
L. Pauwels, Gurdjieff, Isle of Man, 1963.
P. Waldberg, Félix Labisse, Brussels, 1970, (illustrated p. 129; in its first state).
J. Cassou, I. Brachot (eds.), Labisse, Catalogue de l'oeuvre peint, 1927-1979, Brussels, 1979, no. 164 (illustrated p. 92; in its final state).
V. Prat, 'A Félix Labisse, cent mille diables reconnaissants', in Figaro Magazine, 11 September 1982, p. 87 (illustrated).
Newsweek, New York, 10 February 1947 (illustrated).
C'est Paris, June 1950 (illustrated).
L. Pauwels, Gurdjieff, Isle of Man, 1963.
P. Waldberg, Félix Labisse, Brussels, 1970, (illustrated p. 129; in its first state).
J. Cassou, I. Brachot (eds.), Labisse, Catalogue de l'oeuvre peint, 1927-1979, Brussels, 1979, no. 164 (illustrated p. 92; in its final state).
V. Prat, 'A Félix Labisse, cent mille diables reconnaissants', in Figaro Magazine, 11 September 1982, p. 87 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie René Drouin, Le nu dans la peinture contemporaine, 1944.
Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Jeune peinture française, 1945, no. 29.
New York, Whitney Museum, Painting in France, 1947.
Ostende, Kursaal, Art fantastique, 1953, no. 59.
Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Félix Labisse, 1953, no. 9.
Liège, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Félix Labisse, 1953, no. 6.
Knokke, Casino, Rétrospective Félix Labisse, 1960,no. 9.
Paris, Grand Palais, Salon des artistes français, Magritte, Delvaux, Labisse, 1978.
Ostende, Casino Kursaal, Labisse, 50 ans de peinture, 1979, no. 51.
Douai, Musée de la Chartreuse, Hippodrome, Rétrospective Félix Labisse, 1986, no. 14 (illustrated p. 49).
Douai, Musée de la Chartreuse, Félix Labisse, 1905-1982, Exhibition rétrospective du centenaire de sa naissance, October 2005 - January 2006, no. 23 (illustrated pp. 93 and 139); this exhibition later travelled to Carcassone, Musée des Beaux-Arts, February - May 2006.
Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Jeune peinture française, 1945, no. 29.
New York, Whitney Museum, Painting in France, 1947.
Ostende, Kursaal, Art fantastique, 1953, no. 59.
Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Félix Labisse, 1953, no. 9.
Liège, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Félix Labisse, 1953, no. 6.
Knokke, Casino, Rétrospective Félix Labisse, 1960,no. 9.
Paris, Grand Palais, Salon des artistes français, Magritte, Delvaux, Labisse, 1978.
Ostende, Casino Kursaal, Labisse, 50 ans de peinture, 1979, no. 51.
Douai, Musée de la Chartreuse, Hippodrome, Rétrospective Félix Labisse, 1986, no. 14 (illustrated p. 49).
Douai, Musée de la Chartreuse, Félix Labisse, 1905-1982, Exhibition rétrospective du centenaire de sa naissance, October 2005 - January 2006, no. 23 (illustrated pp. 93 and 139); this exhibition later travelled to Carcassone, Musée des Beaux-Arts, February - May 2006.
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