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'Style Moderne', Mid-Century Abstract Geometric, Oil on Canvas.

1960s

$1,488.09
£1,105.12
€1,250
CA$2,045.57
A$2,280.26
CHF 1,200.18
MX$27,643.16
NOK 15,280.58
SEK 14,207.24
DKK 9,516.33

About the Item

Mid 20th century modern abstract oil on canvas attributed to French artist Norbert Palmade. The painting is not signed but was bought from his atelier and with a collection of his paintings and is therefore attributed to him. A highly colourful, energetic and impactful painting. The paint is very thickly applied in parts and is therefore also somewhat sculptural as a piece of art. Sand has been added to the paint to give the image great texture. A joyful painting to brighten any room. Norbert Palmade spent much of his early years living in Morocco. He arrived there in 1930 at the age of two and stayed until 1947 when he returned home to France. He finished his schooling in Hyères in the south of France, then travelled up to Paris to study architecture. There aged 25 he set up a public works business and worked as an architect right up until his retirement in 1991. Throughout this journey Palmade never stopped painting, at first in watercolours. He had always drawn, then moved on to gouache, oil and finally in the last twenty years, acrylic. The latter suited his rapid handling of paint well. He says of himself that he had no particular speciality. He would paint whatever gave him pleasure, although a large part of his heart belonged to those early years in Morocco and he painted many a canvas with subjects from this country. He took part in exhibitions in a number of towns near the south coast of France including, Sanary, Le Pradet and Ollioules. He was also the guest of honour at the Academy of the Var. Geometric abstraction is a form of abstract art based on the use of geometric forms sometimes, though not always, placed in non-illusionistic space and combined into non-objective (non-representational) compositions. Although the genre was popularized by avant-garde artists in the early twentieth century, similar motifs have been used in art since ancient times. Sonia and Robert Delauney used this style of painting to great effect.
  • Attributed to:
    Norbert Palmade
  • Creation Year:
    1960s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25.6 in (65 cm)Width: 36.23 in (92 cm)Depth: 0.87 in (2.2 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Some very fine cracks to some areas of paint where the paintwork is particularly thick.
  • Gallery Location:
    Cotignac, FR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: GB?Palmade/60s1stDibs: LU1430210642042

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