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Modern and Contemporary Art French Modernism
Jacquet, Alain
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See original version (German)
759
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Modern and Contemporary Art French Modernism
Jacquet, Alain
…
See original version (German)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
Modern and Contemporary Art
French Modernism
Jacquet, Alain
Untitled. Abstract Composition. (1998). Colour lithograph on Arches vellum. 21.1 x 21.1 cm (30.5 x 23.6 cm). Signed and numbered in pencil. - In very good condition overall. A magnificent print with vibrant colours.
One of 100 copies. Published by Bernard Chaveau, Paris. - This work by Alain Jacquet depicts a dense field of overlapping areas of colour in saturated black, red, yellow and deep green, creating a molten, almost geological surface. The composition eschews clear figuration, yet reveals organic or landscape-like echoes that are vaguely reminiscent of Jacquet’s earlier interest in found images and perception. The layered application of colour and the velvety shades of black emphasise materiality and the printing process, transforming the picture surface itself into a field of experimentation rather than a mere medium of reproduction. In the context of his late work, this turn towards abstraction can be read as a distillation of his Pop Art-inspired strategies into a pure interplay of colour and texture, in which reference increasingly gives way to sensation. The sheet reflects a late exploration of time and entropy: The visual sources, which were previously clearly cited, dissolve here into diffuse, eroded zones of colour. At the same time, the intense palette and the inner dynamism of the composition remain true to the visual tension that has characterised his practice since the 1960s. Within his late work, this lithograph thus appears as a concentrated, introspective counterpart to the iconic appropriations, exploring the question of how images endure when their sources fade into obscurity.
Untitled. (Abstract Composition.) (1998). Colour lithograph on Arches vellum. Signed and numbered in pencil. - In very good condition overall. A magnificent print with vibrant colours. One of 100 copies. Published by Bernard Chaveau, Paris. - This work by Alain Jacquet features a dense field of overlapping areas of colour in saturated black, red, yellow and deep green, creating a molten, almost geological surface. The composition eschews clear figuration, yet reveals organic or landscape-like echoes that are vaguely reminiscent of Jacquet’s earlier interest in found images and perception. The layered application of colour and the velvety black tones emphasise materiality and the printing process, transforming the picture surface itself into a field of experimentation rather than a mere medium of reproduction. In the context of his late work, this shift towards abstraction can be interpreted as a distillation of his Pop Art-inspired strategies into a pure interplay of colour and texture, in which reference increasingly gives way to sensation. The print reflects a late engagement with time and entropy: the visual sources, once clearly cited, dissolve here into diffuse, eroded zones of colour. At the same time, the intense palette and the inner dynamics of the composition remain true to the visual tension that has characterised his practice since the 1960s. Within his late work, this lithograph thus emerges as a concentrated, introspective counterpart to the iconic appropriations, exploring the question of how images endure when their sources fade into obscurity.
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