Georges Mathieu (1921-2012)
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Georges Mathieu (1921-2012)

Voie d'astres

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Georges Mathieu (1921-2012)
Voie d'astres
signé et daté ‘Mathieu 85’ (en bas à gauche et en bas à droite) ; titré ‘"Voie d’astres"’ (sur le châssis)
huile sur toile
65 x 116 cm.
Peint en 1985.

signed and dated 'Mathieu 85' (lower left and lower right); titled '"Voie d'astres"' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
25 x 45 in.
Painted in 1985.
Provenance
Don de l’artiste au propriétaire actuel en 1986
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Lot Essay

« La peinture, c’est un vouloir, ce n’est plus un faire. La toile est fouettée, bousculée, sabrée ; la couleur gicle, fuse, transperce, virevolte, monte, s’écrase. L’artisanat, le fini, le léché des idéaux grecs, tout cela est mort. »
“Painting is a will, it is no longer a do. The canvas is whipped, jostled, sabred; the color spurts, flies, pierces, twirls, rises, crashes. The craftsmanship, the finish, the meticulousness of Greek ideals, all that is dead.”
Georges Mathieu

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