Jean Signovert
Composition
circa 1950

Name: Composition
Brand: Jean Signovert
Price: 3360 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Jean Signovert Composition ink, signed lower left, 36.5 x 25.5cm Provenance: Loiseau, Saint-Germain en Laye, April 1989; Collection Weil Thenon, Paris Signovert initially trained as an engineer before enrolling at the École des Beaux Arts Saint-Etienne in 1943. His progressive and radical attitude quickly attracted the attention of several influential artworld figures. Not least of those was Aimé Maeght who had just opened her famous Galerie Maeght in Paris, where Signovert would later exhibit in important shows such as Sur Quatre Murs, Tendences, Le Noir est une Couleur, Les Mains Eblouies, which championed the avant-garde of post-war Paris. Signovert's tremendous energy and erudition on abstract art brought him great respect, in particular he was admired by Jean Fautrier who became a lifelong friend, he became associated with the avant-garde elite such as de Nicolas de Staël, Alberto Giacometti, Alexander Calder, Serge Poliakoff, Georges Braque, Jacques Villon and Henri-Georges Adam . In recognition of his distinguished career, Signovert was nominated Professor of the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1980, awarded the prestigious Prix Fénéon and celebrated by a major retrospective of his work at Galerie Callu Mérite, Paris. Known as a prominent painter, Signovert also worked as a designer on many high profile projects with Roger Chastel, Paul Edouard, Braque, Francis Ponge, Maurice Estève and André Frenaud. The artist’s work is represented in major museums of including Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris; Bibliotheque National, Paris; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Albert Museum, London; Musée d’Orsay, Paris; and Musée du Louvre, Paris. The Signovert pieces being offered by L'Atelier are from the collection of Claude Weil and Jacques Thenon. The renowned French collection held several works by the artist and other fellow Post-War French artists.

Creator:

Jean Signovert (1919 - 1981, French)

Creation Year:

circa 1950

Dimensions:

Height: 14.38 in (36.5 cm)Width: 10.04 in (25.5 cm)

Medium:

Ink

Movement & Style:

Abstract

Period:

Mid-20th Century