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Louis Marcoussis (1883-1941)

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€ 100 000
Auction dateClassic
10.04.2024 14:00UTC +02:00
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ID 1178603
Lot 130 | Louis Marcoussis (1883-1941)
Louis Marcoussis (1883-1941)

La Roue

signé 'marcoussis' (en bas à gauche); signé et daté 'marcoussis 1938-40' (au revers)

huile sur toile

73 x 100.2 cm.

Peint vers 1938-40



signed 'marcoussis' (lower left); signed and dated 'marcoussis 1938-40' (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

28 ¾ x 39 ½ in.

Painted circa 1938-40





Provenance

Atelier de l'artiste.

Galerie Berri-Lardy et Cie., Paris (avant 1939).

Puis par descendance au propriétaire actuel.



Literature

B. Angot, 'Marcoussis', in Peuples Amis, No. 120, novembre 1959, p. 8-9 (illustré).

J. Lafranchis, Marcoussis, Sa vie, son œuvre, Catalogue complet des peintures, fixés sur verre, aquarelles,

dessins, gravures, Paris, 1961, p. 282, no. P. 265 (illustré).



Exhibited

Varsovie, Musée national de Varsovie, Peinture française de Gauguin à nos jours, avril-mai 1939, p. 29, no. 106 (illustré).

Bâle, Galerie Bettie Thommen, Alice Halicka, Les Heures de Paris et Œuvres choisies de Louis Marcoussis,

septembre-octobre 1949, no. XII (titré 'Le Chariot'; daté '1941').

Paris, Galerie de l'Art Vivant, Présence de Marcoussis, 1952, no. 3 (titré 'Le Chariot').

Turin, Palazzo Madama, Peintres d'aujourd'hui, France-Italie, septembre-octobre 1955 (illustré).

Paris, Galerie Jacques Péron, Du Fauvisme à l'École de Paris, octobre 1959.

Londres, Roland, Browse and Delbanco, Marcoussis, mai-juin 1961, p. 3, no. 7 (daté '1937').



Further details

Artiste « chéri des poètes » selon Paul Eluard, Louis Marcoussis incarne toute la poésie du cubisme, duquel il ne s’éloignera que peu, au contraire de certains de ses fondateurs. Connu pour ses compositions géométriques sur des surfaces planes où les objets sont représentés de manière totalement déstructurée et sous plusieurs angles, son style se caractérise par des formes déconstruites et un espace pictural fragmenté. La palette terreuse aux tons chauds est appliquée généreusement et de manière harmonieuse, pour créer une atmosphère apaisante. Le détail de la roue ici, renforce la dimension abstraite du sujet et met en relief la fragmentation des formes auxquelles elle se juxtapose.

Artist “beloved by the poets” according to Paul Eluard, Louis Marcoussis embodies all the poetry of Cubism, from which he barely strayed, unlike its founders. Known for his geometric compositions on flat surfaces where objects are represented in a totally unstructured way and from several angles, his style is characterized by deconstructed forms and a fragmented pictorial space. The earthy palette, favouring warm tones, is applied generously and harmoniously, to create a smooth atmosphere. The detail of the wheel here reinforces the abstract dimension of the subject and highlights the fragmentation of the forms to which it is juxtaposed.
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