Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)

Details

Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)

Table Grumeleuse

signed and dated 51
oil on panel
35 x 45¾in. (89 x 116cm.)

Executed in March 1951

Provenance

Private Collection, Paris
Achim Moeller, London

Literature

M.Loreau (ed.), Catalogue des Travaux de Jean Dubuffet. Fascicule VII: Table paysagées, paysages du mental. pierres philosophiques, Paris 1967, no.18 (illustrated p.24)

Exhibited

Paris, Gallery Urban Jean Dubuffet from the 50s to the 80s, Oct. 1990, cat.no.1 (illustrated)
Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle, Jean Dubuffet Retrospektive, Dec. 1990-March 1991, cat.no.101 (illustrated p.84)

Lot Essay

This painting belongs to the 'Tables paysagées' series which was executed in Paris in 1951. Jean Dubuffet adopted the same technique as for the works belonging to the 'Sols et terrains' group which involved using thickly coated paints

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