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Jean Dubuffet — Les passants
Jean Dubuffet

Les passants

A vibrant and energetic lithograph by Jean Dubuffet, *Les passants* depicts a crowded scene of anonymous pedestrians rendered in his distinctive Art Brut style, with bold, interlocking figures outlined in thick black lines and filled with lively, raw color. The composition reflects Dubuffet's fascination with urban life and the collective anonymity of passersby, reducing human forms to playful, almost primitive shapes that pulse with restless movement. Printed in colors on Arches paper with full margins, this work exemplifies the artist's rejection of traditional aesthetic values in favor of an untamed, spontaneous visual language.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins,

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Evening & Day Editions

October 28, 2013

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Jean Dubuffet, Les passants

A vibrant and energetic lithograph by Jean Dubuffet, *Les passants* depicts a crowded scene of anonymous pedestrians rendered in his distinctive Art Brut style, with bold, interlocking figures outlined in thick black lines and filled with lively, raw color. The composition reflects Dubuffet's fascination with urban life and the collective anonymity of passersby, reducing human forms to playful, almost primitive shapes that pulse with restless movement. Printed in colors on Arches paper with full margins, this work exemplifies the artist's rejection of traditional aesthetic values in favor of an untamed, spontaneous visual language.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

French, Figure, Crowded, Post-War, Urban, Busy, Modern, Colorful, Lithograph, Figurative

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