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60 Jean HÉLION (1904-1987) The 4 pinasses, Belle-Île, 1961 Oil on canvas Signed with monogram and dated upper right On the back titled, located, countersigned and dated 73 x 92 cm The work is listed in the Catalogue raisonné numérique de l'œuvre de Jean Hélion. Madame Jacqueline Hélion has confirmed the authenticity of this work. Provenance : Galerie Saint Germain, Paris. Painter and intellectual, Jean Hélion was one of the leading figures of abstraction in the 1930s. Until the dawn of the Second World War, his work evolved into a series of Equilibres giving rise to circular and oblique forms set in tension. In 1942, Hélion escaped from a prison camp and managed to board a ship in Marseille for New York. where he met up with Mondrian, Ernst, Calder, Léger and Paul Rosenberg. In the 1950s, Hélion stubbornly searched for the real, and was boycotted by museums and galleries due to his lack of interest. from museums and galleries, due to his refusal of extremism in abstract art. His research led him to represent figurative forms, the artist bending to his desire to paint "what he sees". The Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris is currently offering a retrospective of Jean Hélion's work (until August 18, 2024). Jean Hélion © DR
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60 Jean HÉLION (1904-1987) The 4 pinasses, Belle-Île, 1961 Oil on canvas Signed with monogram and dated upper right On the back titled, located, countersigned and dated 73 x 92 cm The work is listed in the Catalogue raisonné numérique de l'œuvre de Jean Hélion. Madame Jacqueline Hélion has confirmed the authenticity of this work. Provenance : Galerie Saint Germain, Paris. Painter and intellectual, Jean Hélion was one of the leading figures of abstraction in the 1930s. Until the dawn of the Second World War, his work evolved into a series of Equilibres giving rise to circular and oblique forms set in tension. In 1942, Hélion escaped from a prison camp and managed to board a ship in Marseille for New York. where he met up with Mondrian, Ernst, Calder, Léger and Paul Rosenberg. In the 1950s, Hélion stubbornly searched for the real, and was boycotted by museums and galleries due to his lack of interest. from museums and galleries, due to his refusal of extremism in abstract art. His research led him to represent figurative forms, the artist bending to his desire to paint "what he sees". The Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris is currently offering a retrospective of Jean Hélion's work (until August 18, 2024). Jean Hélion © DR
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