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Ruytchi Souzouki (1904–1985) Serge Diaghilev / Uniforms Coll…
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Ruytchi Souzouki (1904–1985) Serge Diaghilev / Uniforms Coll…
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
Ruytchi Souzouki (1904–1985) Serge Diaghilev / Uniforms Collage, cut-outs and felt-pen on paper bearing the artist’s stamp in the bottom right-hand corner
Dimensions 15.5 x 9.6 cm and 19.9 x 15.1 cm Ruytchi Souzouki was a Japanese artist with a wide-ranging practice: painter, set designer, illustrator, lithographer, engraver and art critic. After studying at the Rio de Janeiro School of Fine Arts, notably under Rodolfo Amoedo, he moved to Paris in the early 1920s. He then frequented the Montparnasse district, where he rubbed shoulders with other Japanese artists such as Toshiô Bandô and Tsuguharu Foujita, who would later paint his portrait.
In the 1930s, Souzouki became associated with artists from the École de Paris and formed close ties with Jules Pascin and Max Ernst in particular. He became increasingly interested in expressing the psyche and the unconscious, which led him to embrace Surrealism. This influence became significant in his work and led him to experiment with automatic drawing and collage, two practices that allowed him to leave more room for chance, spontaneity and free association.
Long forgotten, Ruytchi Souzouki has gradually been rediscovered since the 2000s. The Vallois Gallery, in Paris and New York, dedicated an exhibition to him, organised by Henri Enu, thereby helping to bring his work back into the spotlight and highlight its unique place in modern art and Surrealism.
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