Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the bottom center. Signed, dated “juillet 64” and titled on the reverse of the canvas. 97 x 130 cm.
[AR].
- A masterpiece of balance between still life and the maximum resolution of the object. - Jean Dubuffet is regarded as a major innovator of European post-war painting who playfully challenges our viewing habits. - From the celebrated “L'Hourloupe” cycle, the most extensive creative period in the artist's career (1962-1974). - Works from this group were first exhibited the year they were created (Palazzo Grassi, Venice). - In 2025, the Pace Gallery in New York, the first American gallery to exhibit his works in 1968, dedicated an acclaimed solo exhibition to the “L'Hourloupe” works. - Significant provenance: from the collection of Dr. Jaqueline Porret-Forel, a great patron of Art Brut and founding member of the “Collection de l'Art Brut” in Lausanne.
LITERATURE: Max Loreau, Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XX: L'Hourloupe I, Paris, 1966, cat. no. 367 (illustrated on p. 168).