Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)

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Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
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signed with the artist's initials and dated 'J.D. 81' (lower left)
acrylic on paper laid down on canvas
26 7/8 x 20 in. (68.2 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1981.

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Pace Gallery, New York
Waddington Galleries, London
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, London, 22 June 2007, lot 157
Private collection, Monaco

Literature

M. Loreau, ed., Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XXXIV: Psycho-sites, Paris, 1984, p. 113, no. 424 (illustrated).

Lot Essay

"I feel that a work of art should be wreathed in surprise, that it should present an appearance that we have never seen before, that it should disorient you powerfully and transport you to an altogether unexpected world." – Jean Dubuffet

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Lot Essay

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