Sold by Order of the Directors of the Menil Foundation, Inc. to Benefit its Acquisition Program
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)

Details
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)

Désert rose

signed and dated top right J. Dubuffet 54--signed and dated again and titled on the reverse J Dubuffet Fevrier 54 Désert Rose--
oil on canvas
44 7/8 x 57½ in. (114 x 146 cm.)

Painted January-February, 1954
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Acquired by the current owner in 1960
Literature
ed. M. Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule IX: Assemblages d'empreintes, Lausanne, 1968, p. 94, no. 128 (illustrated)
Exhibited
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, J Dubuffet, Recent paintings, collages and drawings, Nov., 1954, no. 8
Houston, University of St. Thomas, Fine Arts Gallery, Out of this World, an exhibition of Fantastic Landscapes from the Renaissance to the present, March-April, 1964, no. 48
Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art, The First Show: Painting and Sculpture from Eight Collections, 1940-1980, Nov., 1983-Feb., 1984,
p. 161 (illustrated)
Further details
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