Jean Dubuffet
Musiciens au désert, 1947
Gouache on paper laid on canvas
32 x 41 cm
Copyright The Artist
Statement from Sophie Webel, Directrice Fondation Dubuffet, 137 rue de Sèvres, 75006 Paris “During his stay in Algeria, Dubuffet made many gouaches and 'peintures à la colle'. It is difficult...
Statement from Sophie Webel, Directrice Fondation Dubuffet, 137 rue de Sèvres, 75006 Paris
“During his stay in Algeria, Dubuffet made many gouaches and "peintures à la colle". It is difficult to confirm in a firm way if those lacks (where the white paint is removed to reveal underlying red background) were deliberate or not, but there is a series with the same kind of losses (see for example fascicule IV n°30, 33). And with a red background. If they were damaged, Dubuffet would not have donated n° 30 to the Musée des Arts décoratifs.
“During his stay in Algeria, Dubuffet made many gouaches and "peintures à la colle". It is difficult to confirm in a firm way if those lacks (where the white paint is removed to reveal underlying red background) were deliberate or not, but there is a series with the same kind of losses (see for example fascicule IV n°30, 33). And with a red background. If they were damaged, Dubuffet would not have donated n° 30 to the Musée des Arts décoratifs.
Provenance
Galerie Daniel Cordier, Paris
Private Collection, Milan
Literature
Jean Dubuffet, Max Loreau eds., Catalogue des travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule IV: Roses d'Allah, Clowns du Désert, Nouvelle Édition, Fondation Dubuffet, 2008, p. 31, n. 32, illustrated in black and white.