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
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
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)
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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