Pierre Coquet

Composition abstraite/Abstract composition

Pierre Coquet – Abstract Composition Reference number A268 Framed with a natural oak floated frame 55 x 70 cm frame included (50 x 65 cm without frame) This work is painted with oil on a paper that is mounted on a board and placed in a made to measure wood strectcher. It is signed in the bottom right. Stamp of the signature in the bottom right Pierre was very sensitive to abstract paintings. He did a lot of abstract works melting colors and shapes in different atmosphere and style. Nevertheless he could come back to figuration and again to abstraction with no precise period of time. Abstract paintings by Pierre Coquet represent a large part of his production. The constant search for balance between shapes and colors as well as his passion for Nicolas de Staël, André Lanskoy, Alfred Mannessier… takes him on different paths from what we know of him. His way of painting is strong and thoughtful, the lines stretch out and the harmonious touches, applied with sobriety, reveal a great sense of color. Provenance : Workshop of the artist (stamped and numbered on the back) Pierre Coquet (1926-2021) is a French painter who was born in Limas near Lyon, France. He entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Lyon in 1942 and followed the teaching of Antoine Chartres, Henri Vielly and René Chancrin. He won a prize in 1945 and joined a movement that wanted to be outside of any school whose name ends with “ism”, (like impressionism, cubism…) between figuration and the renaissance of Abstract Art, bringing together young generations under thirty and eager not to submit to any technique. The “Sanzism” (literally without « ism ») will bring together, among others, painters: James Bansac, Roger Bravard, André Chaix, Jean Mélinand, Paul Clair, André Cottavoz, Pierre Doye, Jean Fusaro, Jacques Truphémus, André Lauran...

Reference number A215 The painting is not framed but it could be with a natural oak floated or black frame (see how it would look like on the simulation photo. Price for the frame : ...

Reference number A7 Not framed but could be with a natural oak floated frame (add 100 euros) 36 x 36 cm This work is painted with oil on a board. Pierre was very sensitive to abstra...

Reference number A161 Not framed but could be with a natural oak floated frame (add 200 euros) 17 x 44 cm This work is painted with oil on a board. . It is signed and dated 1989 in ...

Reference number A103 Framed with a natural oak floated frame 31 x 55 cm frame included (26 x 45 cm without frame) This work is painted with oil on a paper that is mounted on a board...

Reference number A149 Not framed but could be with a natural oak floated frame (add 200 euros) 22 x 44 cm This work is painted on a board. It is signed and dated 83 in the bottom r...

Abstract female figure on a blue ground. Monogrammed and dated in the lower centre. Josef Steiner (1899 Munich - 1977 ibid.) lived through a Germany in all its facets as an artist. A...

Mixed media oil and ash on canvas. In Antonio Buonfiglio's works, the pictorial surface takes on a thick, vibrant consistency, almost stretching ou...

Mixed media and oil on board. In Antonio Buonfiglio's works, the pictorial surface takes on a thick, vibrant consistency, almost stretching out to ...

Technique Mixed oil on wood. The artist, In order to give more character and personalization to this work of great effect and color, decorates the painting with his own fingerprints. In Antonio...

This diptych painting of black and pink is slightly recessed within a black frame. The left side depicts simple marks using graphite pencil. The image on the right conveys a circul...

negli anni approfondisce anche lo studio della storia dell’arte e, in particolare, si appassiona ai pittori che lui stesso ama definire “fuori dall’onda”, per lo “spirito di novità” ...