Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901-1985), ink on paper drawing, depicting an abstraction of a woman's body. Signed J.D. in the lower right corner. This drawing is not dated, but resembles the subject matter Dubuffet concentrated on in the early '50s. Dubuffet rebelled against high art, or traditional ideals of what art should be. He coined the phrase "Art Brut," or raw art, to describe his own work, positively comparing it to art made by children, outsiders and folk artists, and the mentally ill. Dubuffet was close friends with Cuban writer and artist, Samuel Feijóo (1914-1992), and published some of his drawings in Feijóo's periodical Islas y Signos.
Dimensions: 11.5 x 13.75"
Provenance: From the collection of Cuban sculptor, Fausto Ramos, who also acted as director at the famed Cuban art institute, "San Alejandro" or Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, from 1962-1963.
Condition:
Age-related toning to paper near edges.
Size - Viewable
11.5 x 13.75"