ANDRE MINAUX " RECHERCHE II " HAND SIGNED 39/40 ETCHING FRENCH ARTIST

Description: ANDRE MINAUX 1923 PARIS-1986 "Recherche II" Hand signed by Artist (Pencil) Hand numbered 39/40 Original Sheet size: 22.5" x 15.25" (57 x 39 cm) Image size: 11.75" x 9.5" (30 x 24 cm) Paper with Watermark : Arches France Drystamped (Embossed) Edition Heimeshoff very good condition, never framed, Please see Photo's as part of the item description, since they are photo's of the actual Artwork you will receive! There always might be slight color variation from the Original to the colors you see on the photo's. (b Paris, 5 Sept 1923). French painter and printmaker. He studied under Maurice Brianchon at the Ecole National Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (1941–5). From 1944 he exhibited at the Salon d’Automne, Salon des Indépendants and Salon de Mai and had his first one-man show at the Galerie des Impressions d’Art in Paris in 1946. In 1949 he participated in the second Homme-Témoin group exhibition at the Galerie Claude and the same year won the Prix de la Critique. The social realism of Homme-Témoin was in tune with Minaux’s own work, in which he pared away detail and employed thickly painted, expressive brushstrokes in subdued colours to depict everyday scenes, as in Seated Woman (c. 1949; see Chevalier, pl. 4). In the same style were a number of townscapes, such as Landscape of Toury Ferrotes (1950; Paris, Pompidou), and such still-lifes as Armchair in an Interior (1951; London, Tate). He also made lithographs to illustrate books, for example Jules Amédée Barbey d’Aurevilly’s L’Ensorcelée (1955), Jules Renard’s Les Philippe (1958) and Blaise Cendrars’s La Grande Route. In 1960 Minaux exhibited the large work The Wedding (1957–60; see Besson, pl. 1) at the Maison de la Pensée Française in Paris. Covering an area of 20 sq. m, the painting depicted an interior scene with figures gathered in celebration, which was compared by contemporaries to Gustave Courbet’s Burial at Ornans (1849–50; Paris, Mus. d’Orsay). From the 1960s his colours brightened yet his work became more serene, although the subject-matter remained the same. In the 1970s he concentrated on the theme of women in interiors in a series of coloured etchings, where the forms were flattened and abstracted, as in Denise (1976–7; see exh. cat., p. 17). Also in the 1970s he made etchings of still-lifes mainly depicting elements taken from the artist’s studio, as in Two Palettes (1976–7; see exh. cat., p. 4). Attention International Buyers: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. Shipping : Your item will be shipped within 2 business days of receiving payment. Payment : We ask that payment be made within 7 days of auctions close. We understand that things can happen and if for some reason, you need more time...just write so that we can work it out for you. combined shipping: If you buy more than 1 picture that can be shipped in the same package, we will only charge shipping once, no matter how many pictures you buy. If you invoice shows something else, please wait for revised invoice before paying!

Price: 278 USD

Location: San Diego, California

End Time: 2024-03-06T21:02:47.000Z

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