Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

French, 1921-2012

Georges Mathieu was born at Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais) in 1921. Mathieu studied literature and philosophy at Lille University before switching to art at the age of twenty-one. He taught English at Douai High School and French at the American University of Biarritz. After an interest in realistic landscapes and portraits, Mathieu developed a distinctive Abstract Expressionist style, which grew out of an emotionally driven, improvised, and intuitive act of painting. In 1946 his first exhibition was presented at VI Salon de moins de 30 ans at the Galerie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His first personal exhibition was in 1950 at the Galerie René Drouin. In 1947 Mathieu worked with Camille Bryen to organize a tachist-oriented exhibition, which he designated as ‘non-figuration physique’. His painting defined ‘lyrical abstractions’, goes beyond traditional and formal constraints of regulative systems, placing Mathieu with Fautrier and Dubuffet as an important exponent of French Informel, as defined by the French art critic Tapiè. Up to 1951, Mathieu continued to organize group shows to demonstrate his interest in Jackson Pollock’s spontaneous gestural handling of paint. In those years he, among his numerous exhibitions, organized an event to show the difference between American and European painting styles at the Montparnasse Gallery.His artworks were appreciated internationally and exposed in London and New York. His first paintings were defined tachists by critics because of the artist’s use of lumps of color (tache, in fact, means stain) directly applied on canvas. His works are apparently confused but they all have a central axis from which curves and lines develop in a planned way.In 1950 his projects were no more focused on signs but on painting gestures and quickness. His painting was intuitive and irrational. From 1954 Mathieu staged the painting of large-scale works as theatrical events, culminating in utilizing 800 tubes of paint to create a painting measuring 4 x 12 meters in front of an audience of 2000 at the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt in 1956. Somewhere between Happening and Action Painting, Mathieu succeeded in producing a decoratively linear painting, reminiscent of calligraphy. Mathieu continued to perform his Action Paintings throughout Europe and Japan. He went to Japan together with Tapié to meet the Gutai Group. There he executed a kimono performance during an action-painting show. During this event, he also realized 21 artworks and among these, we find a 15 m painting. Mathieu’s works were shown at special exhibitions in Paris and New York in 1950 and 1952. He participated in numerous international exhibitions, including Documenta II in 1959. In the early 1960s, Mathieu also created sculptures and designed furniture, tapestries, and frescoes. In 1975 he was elected a member of the Arts Academy in Paris and in 1986 he exposed his works at Biennale di Venezia. Georges Mathieu was defined as the founder of Tachism and art theorist in the essay “Au-delà du Tachisme”. He also composed essays on architecture, furniture, and typography.

Artist: Georges Mathieu

Georges MathieuComposition by Georges Mathieu - Abstract, Modern, Contemporary Art, Colour, 1959

$47,282

Composition by Georges Mathieu - Abstract, Modern, Contemporary Art, Colour

By Georges Mathieu

Located in London, GB

*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Once an order is placed we will arrange the VAT of 20% to be reduced to 5% Composition by Georges Mathieu (1921-2012) G...

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1950s Abstract Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Georges MathieuComposition by Georges Mathieu - Abstract and Modern artwork, Work on paper, 1958

$36,157

Composition by Georges Mathieu - Abstract and Modern artwork, Work on paper

By Georges Mathieu

Located in London, GB

*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Once an order is placed we will arrange the VAT of 20% to be reduced to 5% Composition by Georges Mathieu (1921-2012) W...

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1950s Modern Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ricardo de SilvaArgentinian Tango, Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist, 1986

$795

H 17.75 in W 12 in

Argentinian Tango, Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist

Located in Soquel, CA

Argentinian Tango, Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist An abstract portrait in cool pastels accented in vibrant yellow and pink and lined in ink, by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American). Paper size: 17.75"H x 12"W From a collection of Ricardo de Silva's work and memorabilia. DeSilva was born in Brazil and grew up in Los Angeles. He was a gallery owner, first in Santa Barbara in the 1960's and 70's, then in San Jose in the 1980's. He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Ink, Watercolor

Arthur TurnerPurple and Black Modern Gestural Abstract Ink and Watercolor Drawing, 1963

$750

H 24.38 in W 30.25 in D 1 in

Purple and Black Modern Gestural Abstract Ink and Watercolor Drawing

By Arthur Turner

Located in Houston, TX

Modern abstract ink and watercolor drawing by Houston born artist Arthur Turner. The work features energetic black lines accented with blocks of purple. Signed and dated along the ri...

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1960s Modern Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Morris GravesMorris Graves, Abandon Nest, 1950, drawing, 1950

$35,000

H 19 in W 25 in

Morris Graves, Abandon Nest, 1950, drawing

By Morris Graves

Located in New York, NY

This is a complicated drawing, even for Morris Graves (1910-2001), known as the Mystical Painter of Nature. Graves tried to be sensitive to the slightest tremor or breeze that a sma...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Robert Noel BlairHorse and Tree, 1960's

$2,800

H 22 in W 30 in

Horse and Tree

By Robert Noel Blair

Located in Buffalo, NY

You are viewing a modernist American watercolor painting by Robert Noel Blair Robert Noel Blair (American, 1912-2003) was an American artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and te...

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1960s American Modern Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Donald Stacy1950s "Abstract #4" Ink and Gouache Painting Univ of Paris, 1950s

$900

H 20.75 in W 11.5 in D 0.5 in

1950s "Abstract #4" Ink and Gouache Painting Univ of Paris

By Donald Stacy

Located in Arp, TX

Donald Stacy "Abstract #4" c.1950s Ink & Gouache on paper 10.5x19.5" brown, ripple, wood frame 11.5”x1”x20.75” Signed in pencil lower right with label on reverse Came from artist's e...

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Early 20th Century Abstract Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Shizico YiOriginal drawing-frame included-Golden Summer- British Awarded Artist-expression, 2023

$625

H 16.54 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in

Original drawing-frame included-Golden Summer- British Awarded Artist-expression

Located in London, GB

Shizico spent three days painting this plein air in her sunlit garden. She applied 550 Ture Gold paint and Van Gogh Yellow creating a stunning backdrop which served as the canvas for...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gold

Baez Bonorat'Abstracted Figure', Sydney, Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil

$2,200

H 12.5 in W 9.25 in

'Abstracted Figure', Sydney, Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Bonorat' and painted circa 1980 An elegant, modernist figural painting and early work by this Sydney-based Mexican artist who studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Mexico City (1982-84) and, subsequently, at the Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil (1986). STUDIES 1982-1984 Painting and Drawing Ateliers – National School of Fine Arts, Mexico City 1985-1986 Artistic Experimentation – Carrillo Hill Museum, Mexico City 1986 Metal Engraving – Museum of Modern Art Sao Paulo Brazil SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1986 Art Gallery of Santos Municipal Cultural Centre, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1988 Art Gallery of Porto Alegre Municipal centre, R.S. Brazil 1991 Gallery Casa de la Cultura, Morelia Mexico 1994 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 1996 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 1996 Michael Burke Gallery, Brisbane 1997 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 2019 ‘Golden Trinity’, Thienny Lee Gallery, Sydney 2019 ‘Continuous Thread, GAFFA Gallery, Sydney GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1985 Mail Art Network Kyoto City Museum, Kyoto Japan 1987 Banespa Cultural Centre, Sao Paulo Brazil 1988 IV National Contest of Fine Arts, Cubatao Brazil 1992 NCA Gallery, Sydney 1994 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 1994/5/6 Selected for the “Fisher’s Ghost” Art...

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1980s Modern Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Charles Ragland BunnellCharles Ragland Bunnell "Quitting Time" 1941 Abstract Modern Painting, 1941

$6,750

H 32.25 in W 27.75 in D 0.75 in

Charles Ragland Bunnell "Quitting Time" 1941 Abstract Modern Painting

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

This rare 1941 work by American modernist Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897–1968), titled Quitting Time, is a compelling example from the artist’s important Black and Blue Series, a body...

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1940s American Modern Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor

Eugene BermanThe Fishing - Original China Ink Drawing by E. Berman - 1938, 1938

$1,022

H 6.74 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in

The Fishing - Original China Ink Drawing by E. Berman - 1938

By Eugene Berman

Located in Roma, IT

The fishing is an original China ink and watercolor drawing on paper, realized in 1938 by the Surrealist artist Eugène Berman. Monogrammed and dated "E. B." in China ink on the lowe...

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1930s Modern Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Persian Miniature - Drawing - Early 20th Century, Early 20th Century

$1,443

H 43.31 in W 33.08 in D 0.08 in

Persian Miniature - Drawing - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Persian miniature realized in Iran or Central Asia in the early 20th Century Gouache, ink and gold on paper, mounter on a later walnut frame. Very well preserved, with strong pigme...

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Early 20th Century Modern Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

French Mid Century Mid Century French Abstract Expressionist Ink Wash Modernist Painting, 1950's

$486

H 25.25 in W 19.75 in

Mid Century French Abstract Expressionist Ink Wash Modernist Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Abstract Expressionist Ink Wash Gestural Painting Medium: Black ink and wash on paper, unframed French, circa 1950...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Felix RuvoloFigure with Orange and Blue - Original Signed Abstract Expressionist Work, Mid 20th Century

$3,200

H 27.25 in W 23 in D 1 in

Figure with Orange and Blue - Original Signed Abstract Expressionist Work

Located in Soquel, CA

Figure with Orange and Blue - Original Signed Abstract Expressionist Work Dynamic figural abstract piece by Felix Ruvolo (American, 1912-1992). In the center of the composition is a...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Georges Mathieu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Ink

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Georges MathieuORIGINAL INK UNIQUE PIECE GEORGES MATHIEU MANUFACTURE DES GOBELINS, 1969

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ORIGINAL INK UNIQUE PIECE GEORGES MATHIEU MANUFACTURE DES GOBELINS

By Georges Mathieu

Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL

Original ink on paper Hand signed Unique piece Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins

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Georges MathieuAmour, je t'... (Love, I love you) - Original ink drawing

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By Georges Mathieu

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Georges Mathieu Amour, je t'..., c. 1991 Original India ink drawing With collage of a red small velvet piece On stationary paper of the artist with s...

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Georges MathieuSerebani, 1967

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Serebani

By Georges Mathieu

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Ink and gouache on Arches paper

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