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Henri Michaux — Cinq personnages rouges sur fond noir
Henri Michaux — Cinq personnages rouges sur fond noir
Henri Michaux — Cinq personnages rouges sur fond noir
Henri Michaux

Cinq personnages rouges sur fond noir

1938

A dynamic composition of five red figures emerges against a stark black ground, their gestural forms rendered with Michaux's characteristic spontaneous energy. The gouache medium allows for bold, fluid marks that capture the essence of human presence rather than precise representation, hovering between abstraction and figuration. The vivid crimson of the figures pulsates with an almost visceral intensity against the deep darkness surrounding them.

Medium
gouache sur carton noir
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

LITERATURE A. Pacquement, Henri Michaux Peintures, Milan, 1993, p. 314, No. 62 (illustré en couleurs p. 74). EXHIBITED Paris, Galerie Pierre Loeb, Peintures nouvelles d'Henri Michaux, novembre 1938. Paris, Galerie de l'Abbaye, Henri Michaux, juin 1942. Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts (septembre-octobre); Gand, Palais des Beaux-Arts (novembre-décembre); Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts (janvier-février), Henri Michaux Rétrospective, 1971-1972, No. 58. Saragosse, Centro de expositiones y congresos, Henri Michaux: dibujos, acuarelas, gouaches, acrilicos, février-mars 1989, p. 51, No. 2. FURTHER DETAILS Cette œuvre sera incluse dans le catalogue raisonné en préparation par Micheline Phankim, Rainer Michael Mason et Franck Leibovici, sous le numéro hm6822. 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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Henri Michaux, Cinq personnages rouges sur fond noir, 1938

A dynamic composition of five red figures emerges against a stark black ground, their gestural forms rendered with Michaux's characteristic spontaneous energy. The gouache medium allows for bold, fluid marks that capture the essence of human presence rather than precise representation, hovering between abstraction and figuration. The vivid crimson of the figures pulsates with an almost visceral intensity against the deep darkness surrounding them.

Medium
gouache sur carton noir
Dimensions
12.7 x 27.3 cm
Year
1938
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Christie's, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Dark Mood, Red and Black, 20th Century, Male Artist, Avant-Garde, French-Belgian Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural Abstraction, Small Format, Gouache On Cardboard, Expressionist, Figurative

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