Jean Hélion
Sortie de P...en catastrophe (III), 1977
Oil pencil, charcoal and gouache on blue Canson paper
110 × 75 cm
Hand-signed by artist, Double monogrammed H. and dated on the right, titled, signed and dated on the reverse
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Jean Hélion's final period can be seen as a modern allegory of the painter's universe. He wrote: ‘I draw with my knowledge, I colour with my passion, I compose with...
Jean Hélion's final period can be seen as a modern allegory of the painter's universe.
He wrote: ‘I draw with my knowledge, I colour with my passion, I compose with dreams’ (Carnets, 1 March 1974).
He revisited his previous objects and themes in a reverse staging, like the end of the Hélion cycle.
He wrote: ‘I draw with my knowledge, I colour with my passion, I compose with dreams’ (Carnets, 1 March 1974).
He revisited his previous objects and themes in a reverse staging, like the end of the Hélion cycle.
Provenance
Artist's StudioGallery Marwan Hoss, Paris
Private collection, France, acquired from the former
Expositions
Hélion, la figure tombée, catalogue d'exposition du 3 juin au 3 septembre 1995, Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar, reproduit page 89Literature
Hélion, la figure tombée, catalogue d'exposition du 3 juin au 3 septembre 1995, Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar, reproduit page 89Catalogues
Certificate of authenticity fromn the Jean Hélion Committee. This work will be included in the upcoming catalogue raisonné of Jean Hélion's the works on paper, in preparation by the Association Jean Hélion.Join our mailing list
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