Lot Essay
Webel records only two proofs on silk.
The period of the Assemblages d'Empreinte in Dubuffet's paintings marks the subjugation of the figures in the early lithographs to the world of nature. The lithographs relate to assemblage drawings created by the dipping of leaves and other natural matter in india ink, impressing these on to sheets of paper which were then cut up and rearranged to suggest distinguishable forms. In these lithographs, greased leaves, for example, were applied directly to the lithographic plates. These images were then rearranged to take advantage of any identifiable figurative forms. In the color prints, these figures, once identified, are outlined in black, thus both distinguishing them from their surroundings and isolating them from their companions.
JEAN DUBUFFET
Details
JEAN DUBUFFET
Le ciel étranger (see W. 360)
lithograph, 1953, on silk, signed in ink, inscribed 'Pour Madame Ralph Colin' (the edition on Arches was 20), with margins, the margin edges slightly frayed, otherwise in good condition
L. 34 1/2 x 24 1/4in. (875 x 615mm.)
Le ciel étranger (see W. 360)
lithograph, 1953, on silk, signed in ink, inscribed 'Pour Madame Ralph Colin' (the edition on Arches was 20), with margins, the margin edges slightly frayed, otherwise in good condition
L. 34 1/2 x 24 1/4in. (875 x 615mm.)