

Bobine
1956
Jean Fautrier's *Bobine* is a richly textured mixed media work on paper laid on canvas, showcasing the French artist's signature materiality and gestural abstraction. Thick, impastoed layers of pigment build up the surface into a tactile, almost sculptural relief, evoking both sensory immediacy and emotional depth. The composition balances raw, organic forms with a restrained palette, reflecting Fautrier's influential role in the development of Art Informel and Tachisme in post-war European modernism.
- Medium
- mixed media on paper laid on canvas
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Christie's
Notes
LITERATURE M.-J. Lefort, Fautrier: catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 2023, No. 780 (illustré p. 422). 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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