Jean-Michel ATLAN (1913 1960) Untitled, circa... - Lot 31 - Gros & Delettrez

Jean-Michel ATLAN (1913 1960) Untitled, circa 1947 Oil on isorel. Signed lower right. 33 x 40 cm A certificate from Camille Atlan dated April 25, 1988 will be given to the buyer. We would like to thank Mr. Jacques Elbaz, a specialist in the artist's work, who kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work. the authenticity of this work. Provenance : - André Maeght Collection - Paris, Galerie Claude Bernard - Paris, Galerie Espace Beauvau - Acquired from the current owners on July 15, 1994 Bibliography : - Jacques Polieri, Catalogue of the retrospective "Atlan, premières périodes" 1940-1954, reproduced in color, p.61. - Atlan, Premières périodes 1940-1954, Paris, Editions Adam Biro, 1989, reproduced in color, p. 161. Exhibition: Atlan, premières périodes 1940-1954, Nantes, Musée des Beaux- Arts, May 11-31, 1986. This painting illustrates the influence of the painter Asger Jorn, one of the founders in 1948 with his friend Atlan and others of the Cobra movement. Their works reject the reason and norms of Western of Western art, choosing to use the magical signs of primitive cultures and the gesturality of calligraphy to create spontaneous forms, expressions of the artist's vital vital depths of the artist.