Jean Dubuffet was a seminal French artist known for his prints as well as his primal figures and sculptures of vernacular subjects.
Dubuffet’s adoption of the term Art Brut or raw art, referred to the art of children, prisoners, and the mentally ill, was a reaction to what he called “art culturel” or refined art. It was his desire to break from tradition by implementing rudimentary mark-making and emulsions made from sand, tar, and trash, as seen in his work Grand Maitre of the Outsider (1946).
“A work of art is only of interest, in my opinion, when it is an immediate and direct projection of what is happening in the depth of a person's being,” the artist said. “It is my belief that only in this Art Brut can we find the natural and normal processes of artistic creation in their pure and elementary state.”
Born on July 31, 1901, in Le Havre, France, Dubuffet went on to study at the Académie Julian in Paris. While at school his peers included Raoul Dufy, Suzanne Valadon, and Fernand Léger. In 1918, after attending classes for only six months Dubuffet dropped out. Taking over his father’s wine business in 1924, he didn’t return to making art until the early 1940s. The artist would go on to form the Compagnie de l’Art Brut with André Breton and Slavko Kopač.
Dubuffet died on May 12, 1985, in Paris, France, at the age of 83. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
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Autograph Letter by Jean Dubuffet - 1957
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Roma, IT
This is a Autograph Letter Signed by Jean Dubuffet and addressed to Nesto Jacometti. Vence, November 28th, 1957. One page, single-sided. On watermarked paper. In French. excellent c...
Paper, Ink
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H 13.75 in W 11 in
Pink Cosmos Monotype Print, Abstract Art, 2023, Hand-Pulled by the Artist
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
In the artist's abstract print series, Cosmos, 2023 by a.muse represents an imaginary cosmos - the universe as a place of longing, dreams, wonder, and ethereal beauty. A 13.75" x 11"...
Ink, Rag Paper, Monotype, Gouache
California Monoprint
By Kory Twaddle
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : California Monoprint Materials : Tempera on paper Date : 2008 Dimensions : 36 x 24 x .1 in. Kory Twaddle is a Kansas City based artist and Research A...
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Mountain Night
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mixed media (Watercolor and india ink) on paper depicting a mountain range at night.
Archival Paper, India Ink, Watercolor
Quietude. Abstract Painting (1979) by Toko Shinoda
By Toko Shinoda
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Toko SHINODA (Japanese, 1913‐2021) QUIETUDE Sumi ink and watercolor on paper laid on board 22 by 32.5 in. (55.9 x 82.6 cm.) Sealed on the front; titled and signed on the reverse Executed in 1979 The present art work is accompanied by a registration card issued by Gallery Sankaibi. PROVENANCE Betty Parsons Gallery, New York Don Brady Bondi collection, acquired on March 26th, 1981 Sale: Clark’s Fine Art and Auctioneers, Van Nuys...
Paper, Sumi Ink, Board
George Washington with Letters
By Richard Huntington
Located in Buffalo, NY
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Acrylic, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Mixed Media
$1,000
H 13.75 in W 11 in
It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect, Abstract Monotype on Watercolor Paper
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
It Doesn't Have to be Perfect by a.muse suggests that striving for perfection is not always the goal. Transcending the limitations of perfection, personal expression resides in the ...
Ink, Gouache, Rag Paper, Monotype
$1,000
H 13.75 in W 10.75 in
Mindset, Monotype Print, Contemporary Abstract Art on Rag Paper, 2023, Signed
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
The art Mindset, 2023 by a.muse embodies ideas on the mind as a fertile landscape for thoughts and emotions wandering freely. The colors, shapes, and textures within the monotype rep...
Ink, Gouache, Rag Paper, Monotype
$1,575
H 42 in W 30 in
McSmile - Original Abstract Figurative McDonalds Inspired Artwork by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Paper, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Ink
First Floor Systems
By Kory Twaddle
Located in Kansas City, MO
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By Jozef Bajus
Located in Buffalo, NY
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"Thorns". Ink On 19th Century Paper
By Wayne Summers
Located in Brecon, Powys
Ink on 19th Century Paper If painting, like any other language, can be considered an abstract system of signs, there must be a pictorial vocabulary and syntactical rules which commu...
India Ink, Archival Paper
$1,900
H 42 in W 42 in
Pinus Matthewsii - Minimalist Original Black and White Contemporary Ink Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Paper, Ink