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Maître Nicolas CONSTANTY

353 - Michel Jouenne (1933-2021) - Young girls and bird.
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Estimate €30 - €40
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Michel Jouenne (1933-2021) - Young girls and bird. Original lithograph on wove paper, 74 x 56 cm. Signed in pencil by the artist, enriched with a handwritten dedication and marked HC (Hors Commerce). Condition A, perfect state of preservation. This work is a luminous celebration of life and innocence, themes dear to Michel Jouenne, a painter of light and a major figure in the École de la Jeune Peinture. In this composition, the artist uses generous, vibrant brushstrokes to depict the complicity between the world of childhood and nature. The treatment of the young girls, imbued with a protective gentleness, responds to the symbolic presence of the bird in a chromatic balance of great freshness. True to his reputation as a "painter of matter", Jouenne succeeded in giving this lithograph a thickness and texture reminiscent of his virtuosity with the palette knife, playing on sunny contrasts and subtle transparencies. The large 74 cm vertical format accentuates the elegance of the pose and the depth of the landscape suggested in the background. The words Hors Commerce (HC), together with the autograph signature and dedication, underline the privileged nature of this print, which was generally reserved for the artist or his inner circle. This plate is a dazzling example of Jouenne's figurative and optimistic style, combining the strength of his line with the poetic sensibility for which he is internationally renowned. Its vitality and mastery of light make it a captivating collector's item.
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About the sale Collection of an ink merchant, sale of posters n°17 and miscellaneous.
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Auction time 06/12/2026 at 1:30 PM
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