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Lot Essay
'Il n'est pas nécessaire de prêter aux Légendes une attention soutenue pour discerner combien l'esprit de l'Art brut les imprègne. Depuis longtemps Dubuffet est persuadé que c'est aux psychopathes, aux médiums solitaires qu'il faut demander où est la vraie voie de la création de l'art. De les avoir côtoyés de si près, le peintre se sent à leur égard une dette de reconnaissance : les Légendes sont un peu un hommage à tous ceux qui, du fond de leur aliénation, lui ont permis de voir un peu plus clair dans ses aspirations.'
'It is not necessary to pay close attention to Légendes series in order to discern how much they are pervaded by spirit of Art brut. Since a long time, Dubuffet is convinced that it is psychopaths and solitary mediums that we should ask for the true way of creating art. To have rubbed shoulders with them, the artist feels to owe them a debt of gratitude: Légendes are a bit of a tribute to all those who, from the depths of their alienation, allowed him to have a clearer vision of his aspirations.'
Max Loreau, septembre 1964
'It is not necessary to pay close attention to Légendes series in order to discern how much they are pervaded by spirit of Art brut. Since a long time, Dubuffet is convinced that it is psychopaths and solitary mediums that we should ask for the true way of creating art. To have rubbed shoulders with them, the artist feels to owe them a debt of gratitude: Légendes are a bit of a tribute to all those who, from the depths of their alienation, allowed him to have a clearer vision of his aspirations.'
Max Loreau, septembre 1964