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Double sided work by Aloïse Corbaz (1886-1964), said Aloïse, 2nd period: 1924-1941
Face 1: Aristoloches
Face 2: Main de Prométhée
colored pencils and black pencil on paper (two double sheets of a book of drawing)
Ex. André Breton, gift by Jean Dubuffet, 1947/1948, 19 1/4" x 25 7/8", P.O.R.
( click image to redirect and see Face 2 and full provenance)
We are happy to announce that this lovely example will be featured in the catalog raisonné which will be published online at Fondation Aloïse by the end of April 2012 for the exhibition "Aloïse: The turn solar" taking place at the at the Collection de l'Art Brut from June-October 2012 and June-August 2012 at the Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts.
| January 27-29, 2012, VIP night January 26
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Harriet Wiseman | Family Portrait
19" x 17 1/2", framed, $3500.00
Harriet starts her work by blindly putting oils on a blank canvas, waiting for the canvas to reveal what is locked inside. She slips into an almost trance-like state and then throws herself into her work. She has no idea when she begins, what the end result will be. Most of the women and girls in the paintings have the familiar olive-shaped mouth and triangular-shaped face of the artist.
Comparisons are always made with the great artists, whether they were trained or self-taught. Sometimes, the elegant forms of Modigliani or the screaming compelling colors of Soutine can be suggested in Harriet’s work. Like many self-taught artists, The paintings are honest and passionate – perhaps reminiscent of German Expressionism with tenderness and feeling.
In her work there is a colorful patterning of clothing, drapery and fabrics, which make the paintings lively and almost fly off the canvas. | | | | | | | | | | |
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