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Jean-Michel Atlan — Sans titre
Jean-Michel Atlan — Sans titre
Jean-Michel Atlan

Sans titre

1954

A dynamic composition by Jean-Michel Atlan, this untitled work rendered in oil on Masonite mounted on a stretcher showcases the artist's signature bold, dark outlines encasing vibrant bursts of color. Atlan's distinctive primitivist aesthetic emerges through organic, mythic forms that seem to pulse with an inner energy, reflecting his deep engagement with surrealism and abstraction. The raw physicality of the Masonite support lends an additional tactile intensity to the work's expressive, almost totemic presence.

Medium
oil on Masonite mounted on stretcher
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

LITERATURE Atlan, premières périodes 1940⁄1954, catalogue d'exposition, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, 1986 (illustré en couleurs p. 141). H-C. Cousseau, Atlan, premières périodes 1940-1954, Paris, 1989 (illustré en couleurs p. 141). J. Polieri, Atlan, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet, Paris, 1996, No. 241 (illustré en couleurs p. 233). FURTHER DETAILS Cette œuvre est accompagnée d'un certificat d'authenticité signé par Madame Camille Atlan daté du 8 décembre 1985. Conditions of sale Brought to you by Elisabetta Vitullo Junior Specialist, Head of Day Sale EVITULLO@CHRISTIES.COM +33 (0)1 40 76 85 68

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Jean-Michel Atlan, Sans titre, 1954

A dynamic composition by Jean-Michel Atlan, this untitled work rendered in oil on Masonite mounted on a stretcher showcases the artist's signature bold, dark outlines encasing vibrant bursts of color. Atlan's distinctive primitivist aesthetic emerges through organic, mythic forms that seem to pulse with an inner energy, reflecting his deep engagement with surrealism and abstraction. The raw physicality of the Masonite support lends an additional tactile intensity to the work's expressive, almost totemic presence.

Medium
oil on Masonite mounted on stretcher
Dimensions
116 x 89 cm
Year
1954
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Christie's, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Lyrical Abstraction, Untitled Work, Male Artist, French Artist, Gestural Forms, Dark Tones, Masonite Support, Oil Painting, Modern Artist, Mid-Century Art

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