Jean Dubuffet

Exhibited by Galerie Boulakia

Material Oil on canvas

Dimensions 97 x 130 cm

Status Vetted

About the Work

Born in 1901 in France, Jean Dubuffet was a painter and sculptor who embraced outsider art; best known for founding Art Brut. In favour of what he believed to be a more authentic and humanistic approach, Dubuffet focused on art by those outside official culture and the established art scene, often illustrating extreme mental states, unconventional ideas and fantasy worlds. Throughout his career he cycled through various different styles, but perhaps his most celebrated niche came later in life, with a series he titled l’Hourloupe.

Characterised by quirky lines and bold blocks of colour, Dubuffet’s l’Hourloupe style became the starting point for some of his most adventurous works of art, including paintings, drawings and sculptures. Cafetière, assiette, tasse, 1965, is one of these paintings; the canvas transports the viewer into the sublime, illusory world of its creator.

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