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Serge Desfarges French Art Brut Abstract Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas, 'Qui Dit Mieux'.1988
1988
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Large outsider art abstract expressionist acrylic on canvas by French artist Serge Desfarges. Signed and dated to the bottom left and signed, dated and titled to the reverse. Presented with a simple baton wood surround.
This artist's work really packs a punch. It is not only the intensity of the colour flooding the painting but also the strength of line and the abandon with which the paint is applied at times thickly and then incised with flowing shapes and lines. The artist has used as his ground a piece of canvas from a La Poste (French post office) delivery sack. This adds to the wonderful texture of the work.
There is always a great dialogue between the subjects in Desfarge's work and this is no exception. A full range of expression is on show and highly exaggerated too. This artist is not holding back in any sense.
Serge Desfarges worked and exhibited extensively in Paris in the 1980s.
'Qui dit mieux' translated means, 'What could be better?', 'who could ask for more?' or ' who can top that?'.
Outsider art is art made by self-taught or supposedly naïve artists with typically little or no contact with the conventions of the art worlds. In many cases, their work is discovered only after their deaths. Often, outsider art illustrates extreme mental states, unconventional ideas, or elaborate fantasy worlds.
- Creator:Serge Desfarges (1944, French)
- Creation Year:1988
- Dimensions:Height: 25.99 in (66 cm)Width: 44.89 in (114 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
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- Condition:Some craquelure of the paint consistent with age.
- Gallery Location:Cotignac, FR
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