Jean DEWASNE (1921-1999)

Jean DEWASNE (1921-1999) "Cœurs Cosmiques" signed and titled on the back. laque glycérophtalique. Circa 1970. 96 x 130.5 cm Quote from the artist: "JE SUIS UN ABSTRAIT CONSTRUIT" (I AM A CONSTRUCTED ABSTRAIT) Reference: We would like to thank Gérard Galby for confirming the authenticity of this work. A certificate will be given to the buyer. Our work can be compared with "Cœurs cinabre", in the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Gift of Madame Dewasne. Note: Jean Dewasne was a militant artist, an abstractionist alongside Poliakoff, De Staël and Arp, from the mid-40s onwards. A tutelary artist of "Constructed Abstraction", Jean Dewasne exhibited at the Galerie Denise Renée in Paris from 1945 to 1956, then at the Galerie Daniel Cordier. In 1951, he revolutionized his art by using industrial paints, glycerophtalic lacquers and body parts. After the Second World War, constructed abstraction, which until then had remained confidential, gradually became an important movement on the art scene, right up until the 1960s. Jean Dewasne's works are now exhibited in such prestigious institutions as the MoMa in New York, the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris, the Louisiana Museum in Copenhagen and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. See also the video link to the "Jean Dewasne, l'abstraction rationnelle" exhibition at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris: https://vimeo.com/818388978