Jean Dubuffet, Powdery Congress, Lithograph, 1959

Description

Congrès Poudreux is an original B/W lithograph from the album Sies et Chausseèes by the French founder of Art Brut, … more Congrès Poudreux is an original B/W lithograph from the album Sies et Chausseèes by the French founder of Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet. Very good condition. Edition of 24 specimens. Image Dimensions: 53 x 39 cm. Ref. Cat. Silkeborg n ° 410. Cat. S. Weber No. 603. The artwork represents an Abstract composition through strong and confident strokes in a well-balanced composition. Jean Dubuffet (Le Havre 1901 - Paris 1985) Best known as the founder of the contemporary art movement called Art Brut and for his collection of works—Collection de l'art brut—that this movement spawned. Jean Dubuffet enjoyed a prolific art career, both in France and in America, he delved deep into questions of ground and materiality. The surfaces of his canvases are always thick and clotted with muddy and scatological aesthetics. His own paintings are purposefully “deskilled,” often possessing the spontaneity and crude aesthetics of finger paintings. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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