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A NuchyAbstract Expressionist CoBRA Style Fantastical Figure. Acrylic on Card.
$489.38
£369.08
€420
CA$676.61
A$757.92
CHF 398.09
MX$9,216.05
NOK 5,041.07
SEK 4,785.33
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Abstract expressionist CoBrA style acrylic on card of a humanised figure attributed to French artist, A Nuchy. The work is signed bottom right and stamped with the Atelier stamp to the reverse.
Highly colourful and inventive this painting exemplifies the total freedom of expression embraced by the CoBrA style.
Simple, bold , naiive, experimental and almost childlike in its execution. These are the qualities which bring exciting colour, form and a sense of freedom and joy to CoBrA paintings and this fine example.
COBRA (or CoBrA) was a European avant-garde movement active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home countries' capital cities: Copenhagen (Co), Brussels (Br), Amsterdam (A).
During the time of occupation of World War II, the Netherlands had been disconnected from the art world beyond its borders. COBRA was formed shortly thereafter. This international movement of artists who worked experimentally evolved from the criticisms of Western society and a common desire to break away from existing art movements, including "detested" naturalism and "sterile" abstraction. Experimentation was the symbol of an unfettered freedom, which, according to Constant, was ultimately embodied by children and the expressions of children. COBRA was formed by Karel Appel, Constant, Corneille, Christian Dotremont, Asger Jorn, and Joseph Noiret on 8 November 1948 in the Café Notre-Dame, Paris, with the signing of a manifesto, "La cause était entendue" ("The Case Was Settled"), drawn up by Dotremont. Formed with a unifying doctrine of complete freedom of colour and form, as well as antipathy towards Surrealism, the artists also shared an interest in Marxism as well as modernism.
Their working method was based on spontaneity and experiment, and they drew their inspiration in particular from children’s drawings, from primitive art forms and from the work of Paul Klee and Joan Miró. Interestingly a large influence on this movement's style was the discovery and opening of the Lascaux caves in the Dordogne region of France 10 years before the group formed.. The freely expressive primitive cave paintings were inspirational, offering a childlike naiivety and total freedom of expression which the CoBrA members fully embraced. The CoBrA movement although short lived ( only 1948-51 ) went on to have enormous impact in the artworld over the decades and into the present day.
- Creator:A Nuchy
- Dimensions:Height: 21.07 in (53.5 cm)Width: 15.56 in (39.5 cm)Depth: 0.08 in (2 mm)
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- Condition:A small tear below the signature bottom right and a nick out of the corner bottom left. Should disappear with framing.
- Gallery Location:Cotignac, FR
- Reference Number:Seller: GB/ANuchy/Green Man.1stDibs: LU1430214511442
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