Geneva - Paintings

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Artwork on canvas Wooden frame and gilded plaster 58 x 69.5 x 7 cm

monogram artwork Work on canvas Plaster moldings frame and gilded wood 49.5 x 67.2 x 5 cm

Sandy Hunter Petyarre 1994 150 x 90 cm Group Anmatyerre - Utopia - Central Desert Sandy Hunter Petyarre was born in 1953. She is one of the few artists to continue painting w...

Eberhard Ross - Mandorla - Original Painting Dimensions: 130 x 80 cm Medium: Oil on Wood Eberhard Ross Born 1959 in Krefeld Germany Studied at Folkwang-University Of Arts Essen wi...

M. CHAT Untitled Painting mounted on canvas Signed Dimensions : 120 x 120 cm including frame Framed painting Avec certificat Discreet and unobtrusive, Monsieur Chat or M. Chat has been working on the streets since he was 15. His anonymity was broken in 2007 when he was caught painting his famous symbol – the cat. The man behind the mask was revealed to be Thoma Vuille, but he didn’t allow himself to be disturbed by this. Instead, he continued to exacerbate the already crystallized curiosity around the urban graphics of his increasingly present symbol. The shadow of his anonymous existence dispersed upon being shined on, but in the end, he realized that he and his alter ego are one and the same person, so he learned to drop the mask and raise his name alongside the signature of his alter ego. Believing in the idea and repeating it continuously over time, the artist got to the point where he was able to shape those around him in a way that, ultimately, the image he projects outwards is reflected back at him at times when he starts to entertain his own doubts about it. Throughout the World Born in Boudry, in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Chat began roaming the streets around 1987. He studied at the Institute of visual Arts of Orléans, graduating in 2001. In 1997, during one of the workshops, the grinning cat was born. In his, now omnipresent symbol, the culture of the neighborhood meets the never-ending optimism of the artist, making a combination that is easily recognizable and widely famous. His dream of uniting human beings, different as they might be, is now possible. That single unifying subject has been found, and he’s ever since on a mission of spreading that subject throughout the world. It was this kind of contagious optimism that nudged the film-maker Chris Marker into approaching the artist, and eventually making a documentary about him in 2004. Reflecting on France’s state after the 9/11, Marker used the phenomenon of the Chat’s cat to explore the sad feelings of the people, but to share some optimism as well. The attention was not focused on the artist, for once, as we do not need to know his personal history to be able to feel something upon seeing his work. In fact, the state of mind, or an attitude, or a philosophical aspiration, is represented through an image. Behind that image lies all the simplicity of a smile painted on a wall, and all the power that comes with it. Vuille keeps the drawing simple and the line clear. On the first sight, the cat looks like a logo. However, it can’t be reduced to a logo, as it’s so much more than that. Belonging to street art, it’s a character with a strong identity and many variations. A character that achieves a symbolic dimension through its simplicity. A Dispute with RATP – Let Art Be Free Street art is highly unpredictable – where one sees inspirational pieces, others see the destruction of property. The artist had been previously arrested on brush in hand by the Police Municipal of Orléans in 2007. The Régie autonome des transports Parisian demanded 1,800 euros in damages, stating that Vuille had, without prior authorization, drawn inscriptions, signs or drawings, in the case of Cat Heads on the walls of the Châtelet-Les Halles station during its renovation in May 2014. Due to some contradictories, Vuille’s lawyer raised the invalidity of the notice of the artist, stating that he and his client were not completely sure what they were accused of. The court found the nullity of the summons, and the RATP finally asked one euro in damages, an amount incomparable to their previous requests. The whole thing turned out to be nothing more than a bad memory for Monsieur Chat, stating that he was not a criminal, but an artist. He also explained that his intention was to humanize a transit corridor, which was gray. All he did was putting some color on it, sharing happy feelings with all who passed nearby. Discreet and unobtrusive, Monsieur Chat or M. Chat has been working on the streets since he was 15. His anonymity was broken in 2007 when he was caught painting his famous symbol – the cat. The man behind the mask was revealed to be Thoma Vuille, but he didn’t allow himself to be disturbed by this. Instead, he continued to exacerbate the already crystallized curiosity around the urban graphics of his increasingly present symbol. The shadow of his anonymous existence dispersed upon being shined on, but in the end, he realized that he and his alter ego are one and the same person, so he learned to drop the mask and raise his name alongside the signature of his alter ego. Believing in the idea and repeating it continuously over time, the artist got to the point where he was able to shape those around him in a way that, ultimately, the image he projects outwards is reflected back at him at times when he starts to entertain his own doubts about it. city english cookies video Monsieur Chat – Siesta à Paris, 2016 (Left) / Sky With Dufy, 2016 (Right), image courtesy of Galerie Brugier-Rigail Throughout the World Born in Boudry, in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Chat began roaming the streets around 1987. He studied at the Institute of visual Arts of Orléans, graduating in 2001. In 1997, during one of the workshops, the grinning cat was born. In his, now omnipresent symbol, the culture of the neighborhood meets the never-ending optimism of the artist, making a combination that is easily recognizable and widely famous. His dream of uniting human beings, different as they might be, is now possible. That single unifying subject has been found, and he’s ever since on a mission of spreading that subject throughout the world. It was this kind of contagious optimism that nudged the film-maker Chris Marker into approaching the artist, and eventually making a documentary about him in 2004. Reflecting on France’s state after the 9/11, Marker used the phenomenon of the Chat’s cat to explore the sad feelings of the people, but to share some optimism as well. The attention was not focused on the artist, for once, as we do not need to know his personal history to be able to feel something upon seeing his work. In fact, the state of mind, or an attitude, or a philosophical aspiration, is represented through an image. Behind that image lies all the simplicity of a smile painted on a wall, and all the power that comes with it. Vuille keeps the drawing simple and the line clear. On the first sight, the cat looks like a logo. However, it can’t be reduced to a logo, as it’s so much more than that. Belonging to street art, it’s a character with a strong identity and many variations. A character that achieves a symbolic dimension through its simplicity. The simplicity of the smile painted on a wall represents the state of mind page france french Monsieur Chat – Le Masque...

Composition 1955 Oil on panel Signed and Dated 61 x 50 cm The painting is framed. This beautiful painting is representative of David Lan Bar's 1950's compositions. David...

Denise BOURDOUXHE Half of Sun and Moon Oil on canvas Signed 73 x 92 cm (36.2 x 28.7 inches) Denise BOURDOUXHE Born in 1925, died in 1990, Denise Bourdouxhe was a French artist. Den...

Jacques GERMAIN (1915-2001) Untitled Circa 1970 Ink on Paper Signed J.G Born in Paris in 1915, worked with Fernand Léger and Amédée Ozenfant at the Académie Moderne in 1931, we...

Michel Tyszblat 100 x 120 cm Oil on panel Signed Michel Tyszblat was born in Paris in 1936. His family originally came from Poland. He studied under André Lhote in 1956 and...

Composition 1972 Oil on canvas Signed and Dated 73 x 60 cm The painting is framed. This beautiful painting is representative of David Lan Bar's 1970's compositions. David Lan-Bar ...

Composition 1978 Oil on canvas Signed and Dated 65 x 50 cm The painting is framed. This painting is representative of David Lan Bar's 1970's compositions. David Lan-Bar - 1912 - 1...

Autour wanna talks about such an simple things. Our world is built on contrasts from the very beginning of the creation of the world. Adam and Eve would not know what Paradise meant ...

b.1957 in Montevideo, Uruguay, lives and work between Geneva, Switzerland and Barcelona, Spain "I was born in 1957 in Montevideo, Uruguay, which was a pleasant, welcoming place at the time. Seeking refuge from hunger and war in Europe, immigrants were appreciative of their new country. My maternal grand-parents had arrived there from Moscow and Odessa, while my father's family, from Bilbao and St Jean de Luz...

SF64-045, Sam Francis, Acrylic, American Abstraction, Postwar, Work on paper 1964 Acrylic on paper 73 x 56.5 cm 94 x 75 cm / 37 x 29.5 in. (w...

Oil on canvas sold with original frame Total size with frame 33x38 cm Roger Mühl (1929-2008) was born in Strasbourg, France. He began his artistic career at a young age, studying at...

Léon Zack Lyrical Abstract Composition Signed Oil on Canvas 50 x 61 cm Léon Zack (1892-1980) Léon Zack was a Russian émigré who became a leading exp...

William Rosewood - Stigmata Medium: Oil on panel Casted in Gold 24 Karat Dimension: Diameter: 120 cm (Framed 130cm) William Rosewood is a talented artist who has discovered th...

She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not Triptych 2016 Oil on Panel Dimensions: 85,4 × 45,7 × 2 inch 217 × 116 × 5 cm Signed on the back William Rosewood is a talented artist who...

Bernard Aubertin (1934 -.) Tableau Clous 1970 Nails and acrylic on panel, 50 × 50 cm Verso signed and dated. Bernard Aubertin associates the element fire with a glowing red. "...