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Carlos Carnero Original Ink Drawing, Figure Sketches Doodles

Mid-20th Century

$470.12
£345
€406.62
CA$647.03
A$721.18
CHF 378.38
MX$8,806.75
NOK 4,791.07
SEK 4,528.29
DKK 3,034.76

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"Doodles" by Carlos Carnero (Uruguay/ French 1922-1980) ink drawing, on very thin paper, unframed paper: 10.75 x 8.25 inches provenance: the artists estate, Paris Fine original French cubist drawing by the important and fascinating painter, Carlos Carnero (1922-1980). The painting is has excellent provenance, having come from the artists estate sale in Paris. The artists close connection to one of the 20th centuries most important artists, Fernand Leger is of important significance, with his own work being widely collected and appreciated. The artist: Carlos Carnero (1922-1980), a native of Montevideo, emigrates to Paris and joins Fernand Léger's studio workshop at the end of the 1940s. Located on the Boulevard de Clichy, the workshop-school has some seventy-five students. At the end of his life, Léger elaborates a protest against Cubism advocates the return to the human figure. The head of the workshop, Nadia Khodasievich, brilliant painter, first pupil of Malevich, then of Leger in the mid-1920s, became the assistant thenthe mistress of this one and the wife in 1952. In the workshop, Carlos Carnero, soon nicknamed "Carlos" is noted for his talent and involvement. In addition to art education, the couple Léger entrusts the task of the secretariat of the workshop: movements of the stocks, inventory paintings, material organization of exhibitions. After the death of Léger in 1955, Carlos becomes very close to Nadia, rigorous in the construction of the posterity of the master. With his new companion Georges Bauquier, they found, on their own funds, the museum Fernand Léger de Biot - Carnero gives his assistance. Carnero's style is very close to that of his master, filled with joy and colorful dynamism. At the beginning of the 50's, he tried the cubisante figuration of the portraits of Picasso then adopts the abstract balances between lines, shapes and colors of Léger. Condition report: The artwork is in good and pleasing condition, bar a few splashes of ink on the paper, which presumably came from the artist.
  • Creation Year:
    Mid-20th Century
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.75 in (27.31 cm)Width: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Cirencester, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU509316665942

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