Clovis Trouille (1889-1975) - photo 1
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Clovis Trouille (1889-1975)

Lot 52
03.10.2024 16:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 52 | Clovis Trouille (1889-1975)
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€ 10 000 – 15 000
Clovis Trouille (1889-1975)
Oh ! Calcutta ! Calcutta !
signé ‘Clovis Trouille’ (en bas à gauche) et inscrit 'Oh! Calcutta! Calcutta!' (en bas à droite); signé, daté et inscrit ‘Oh! Calcutta! Calcutta! Paris 1946 par Clovis Trouille 46x27cm. 57 Avenue Mathurin Moreau Paris 19è Collection Albert Lipschutz Sorbenlaan 29 Anvers antwerpen tel: 27-06-83’ (au revers)
huile sur collage photographique sur carton dans le cadre de l'artiste
Image: 25.5 x 41 cm.
Cadre de l'artiste: 30.3 x 45.5 x 2.4 cm.
Exécuté en 1946

signed ‘Clovis Trouille’ (lower left) and inscribed 'Oh! Calcutta! Calcutta!' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed ‘Oh! Calcutta! Calcutta! Paris 1946 par Clovis Trouille 46x27cm. 57 Avenue Mathurin Moreau Paris 19è Collection Albert Lipschutz Sorbenlaan 29 Anvers antwerpen tel: 27-06-83’ (on the reverse)
oil on photographic collage on cardboard in the artist's frame
Image: 10 x 16 1/8 in.
Artist's frame: 11 7/8 x 18 x 1 in.
Executed in 1946




Provenance

Atelier de l’artiste.
Puis par succession aux propriétaires actuels.



Literature

C. Prévost, Parcours à travers l'œuvre de Clovis Trouille, Arles, 2003, p. 180 (illustré en couleurs).



Exhibited

(probablement) Paris, Galerie Raymond Cordier, Clovis Trouille, mars 1963, no. 29.
Paris, Musée des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, Exposition Clovis Trouille, octobre 1999-janvier 2000 (sans catalogue).
Le Cailar, Cercle d'Art Contemporain du Cailar, Clovis Trouille, Gérard Lattier, Correspondances, mars-mai 2004 (illustré en couleurs; détail illustré en couleurs en première de couverture).
Amiens, Musée de Picardie, Clovis Trouille, Un peintre libre et iconoclaste, avril-août 2007, p. 32 (illustré en couleurs).
Madrid, Casa del Lector, Matadero, La oficina de San Jerónimo, septembre 2015-mars 2016, p. 253 (illustré en couleurs).



Further details

« Vers la fin de sa vie, Clovis Trouille devait connaître, tout à coup, une immense notoriété, le titre de son tableau « Oh Calcutta, Calcutta ! » ayant inspiré celui du spectacle « Oh ! Calcutta ! », monté le 23 juin 1969 à l’Eden Theater de New York, puis dans le monde entier avec des acteurs et des actrices entièrement nus. » Maurice Rapin.

‘Calcutta refers to Clovis Trouille’s notorious work titled ‘Oh Calcutta! Calcutta!’ which would ultimately make him famous towards the end of his life. Indeed, this title inspired that of the show called ‘Oh! Calcutta!’ that premiered on the 23 June 1969 at the Eden Theater in New York, and that then toured around the world, featuring actors and actresses who were entirely naked’. Maurice Rapin.
Art style:Surrealism
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Photography
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