"MARCHEUR EN MONTAGNE" BY JEAN DUBUFFET
A Major Figure in 20th Century Contemporary Art, Jean Dubuffet played a pioneering role post-war as the founder of Art Brut.
Relying on theories he extensively developed in his writings, Jean Dubuffet introduced the notion of "anti-culture." Alongside his friends from the Compagnie de l'Art Brut, founded at the Galerie Drouin in 1947, he sought to create works "free of any artistic culture."
atypical works and inspirations. Back in Paris, Dubuffet began several parallel series in 1952, including the Assemblages d'Empreintes. "Marcheur en montagne" encapsulates Dubuffet's approach during this period. The work was also exhibited during his 1960 retrospective in Paris. In 1953, the artist indeed created inks on paper, cutting them into various shapes and sizes, and then assembling them, thus bringing forth a subject, at the whim of the gesture and materials.
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) "Marcheur en montagne,"
1953 Assemblage d'empreintes,
mixed technique on paper, signed lower right
15 x 10 cm
Estimate: €8,000 - €12,000
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