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118 - Jaber Al Mahjoub (Tunisian, 1938–2021)
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Estimate €100 - €300
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Jaber Al Mahjoub (Tunisian, 1938–2021) Bust of a Rooster, 1990 Foam and polychrome plaster. Signed and dated on the neck. Height 61, Width 30, Depth 26 cm. Provenance: the collection of Laurent Danchin (1946–2017), writer, essayist and art critic, passed down through the family. Orphaned at a very young age, Jaber worked as a shepherd, then as a baker and a boxer before devoting himself to painting; he was spotted by Jean Dubuffet. His highly colourful gouaches and acrylics, featuring figures outlined in black, address social and political themes; nicknamed ‘the King of Beaubourg’, his work is represented at the LaM in Villeneuve-d’Ascq. Laurent Danchin wrote the catalogue essay ‘Jaber, les oiseaux d’Art Brut’ (for the exhibition at La Gaude, 16–25 September 1991, organised by Valérie Jeaume and Pierre Farro), devoted a chapter to him in *Aux frontières de l’art brut* (Lelivredart, Paris, 2013, pp. 95–104), and co-directed the documentary *Jaber* (1998) with Alan Govenar.
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About the sale LAURENT DANCHIN COLLECTION: ART BRUT AND OUTSIDER ART
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Auction time 11/07/2026 at 2:00 PM
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