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Jean SoyerStormy Red and Black Abstract Modern Expressionist Oil Painting
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Jean Soyer's striking abstract expressionist work (51.2 x 38.2 inches) features dramatic sweeping gestures of vibrant crimson and scarlet against a deep black background. Created with oil paint on canvas, this powerful composition showcases Soyer's signature technique of using large brushes and combs to build thick textural reliefs. The bold, energetic strokes create a sense of explosive movement and emotional intensity across the canvas.
This captivating abstract expressionist work by Jean Soyer demonstrates the artist's masterful control of gesture and color. The powerful crimson forms surge across the canvas with an almost volcanic energy, creating a visual dialogue between restraint and explosive emotion. The thick impasto and dynamic brushwork reveal Soyer's technical prowess and physical engagement with the painting process.
While Soyer acknowledges influences from Nicolas de Staël and Georges Mathieu, this particular piece evokes the gestural freedom of Franz Kline with its bold calligraphic strokes and the emotional intensity of Pierre Soulages in its dramatic use of contrast. The interplay between the vibrant reds and the deep black background creates a tension reminiscent of Clyfford Still's color field explorations, though executed with a more kinetic, action-oriented approach.
The painting's sweeping movements might suggest flames or primal forces, though Soyer allows the abstract forms to maintain their independence from direct representation. The work exemplifies the tradition of European lyrical abstraction while incorporating the visceral energy of American abstract expressionism. The textural reliefs created by Soyer's combing technique add a three-dimensional quality that invites viewers to experience the work not only visually but also on a tactile level.
Soyer's composition balances spontaneity with careful consideration, creating a work that feels at once impulsive and deliberate. This duality speaks to the artist's sophisticated understanding of abstract painting's power to convey complex emotional and psychological states through non-representational means.
- Creator:Jean Soyer (1937, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 51.19 in (130 cm)Width: 38.19 in (97 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Clermont-Ferrand, FR
- Reference Number:Seller: E1081stDibs: LU1041115849032
Jean Soyer
Jean Soyer is a French painter who was born in 1937. After studying the trades of engraving, lithographing and graphic designing at the École Supérieure des arts et industries graphiques, he built a career as a publicist. Soyer is mostly influenced by Nicolas de Staël, Georges Mathieu and Fabienne Verdier.
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