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MAJORCA. LANDSCAPE- original acrylic wodd painting. This Catalan painter, settled for years in Mallorca, offers a series of landscapes in which the natural is treated in the impress...

Screen print on Lenox Museum Board. From the Space Fruit portfolio. Unsigned and outside the published edition. Stamped with hand written identification number on verso by the Andy Warhol Authentication Board and accompanied with the original letter of authenticity issued by the Estate of Andy Warhol. Artwork size: 32.25 x 40.12 inches. Frame size: 37.75 x 45.75 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Andy Warhol’s Space Fruit...

In "Trail with Path" Ducet reconsiders impressionist landscape paintings through a contemporary and gestual lens. Natural elements are translated into simplified forms and energetic ...

JOAN MIRÓ (1893–1983) – “ITALIA 1969” Color Lithograph ⚜ Hand Signed and Numbered ⚜ Gilt Wood Frame PUBLISHED FOR ONE OF ITALY’S MOST IMPORTANT MODERNIST GALLERIES “Italia 1969” is...

One-of-a-kind Pop Art Painting on wood by Gardani available for you. Hand signed by the Artist, comes with official Gardani Certificate of Authenticity with a unique dollar bill sequ...

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Les Betes Sauvages Dans le Desert MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Levine & Levine EDITION NUMBER: 189/450 MEASUREME...

Luis Rey Polo (Spain, 1924-2000) 'Rehén', N/A silkscreen on paper 17.8 x 17.4 in. (45 x 44 cm.) Edition of 300 ID: POL1362-001-300 Unframed Hand-signed by author

racey Emin, in full Tracey Karima Emin, (born July 3, 1963, Croyden, Greater London, England), British artist noted for using a wide range of media—including drawing, video, and installation art, as well as sculpture and painting—and her own life as the subject of her art. Her works were confessional, provocative, and transgressive, often portraying sexual acts and reproductive organs. Critics were seldom lukewarm in their response to her. Like Damien Hirst and Sarah Lucas, she was considered one of the YBAs (Young British Artists; also known as the BritArtists) who came to prominence in the 1990s. Emin and her twin brother, Paul, were born to an unwed mother. Their father, who was married to someone other than their mother, was a Turkish Cypriot. Emin grew up in the seaside resort town of Margate. She dropped out of school at age 13 and moved to London at 15. Two years later she attended Medway College of Design (now part of the University for the Creative Arts), Rochester, where she studied fashion. She was accepted without a secondary-school certificate at nearby Maidstone College of Art (also now part of UCA) and earned a fine-arts degree in 1986. Thereafter she obtained a master’s degree in painting (1989) from the Royal College of Art in London. In 1993, in the former London borough of Bethnal Green, Emin and fellow artist Lucas opened a store where they sold their own handmade items. One of Emin’s earliest exhibitions took place in 1993–94 at the influential White Cube gallery on Duke Street (1993–2002). That show, ironically titled “My Major Retrospective,” gave a hint of things to come. It displayed personally significant artifacts from Emin’s life, such as a hospital bracelet and personal correspondence, in addition to a quilt on which she had stitched the names of family members and notes to them. In 1994 Emin undertook a U.S. tour of performance art for which, sitting in her grandmother’s chair...

Pepe Herrera (Cuba, ) 'Untitled', 1998 silkscreen on canvas 19.7 x 25.6 in. (50 x 65 cm.) Edition of 100 Unframed ID: HER1205-001-100_8 Hand-signed by author

Original mixed media painting on found wood panel. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Artwork Size: 29.25 x 13.75 inches. Frame Size: 37 x 20 inches. Artwork is in excellent c...

Annette Lemieux (American, 1957-) Date: 1994 Medium: photogravure, aquatint (photo etching) and stencil Hand signed and dated lower right. Editioned lower left. Dimensions: Sheet: 22...

One-of-a-kind Pop Art Painting on wood by Gardani available for you. Hand signed by the Artist, comes with official Gardani Certificate of Authenticity with a unique dollar bill sequ...

Original Painting on Canvas. One-of-a-kind Pop Art Original Painting on Canvas by Gardani available for you. Hand signed by the Artist front and back, comes with official Gardani ...

Original and unique work of Maria A. RAVENTOS on canvas and collage Signed by the artist . RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930). Raventos trained at the elit...

In "Wild Blooming Lavender" Ducet reconsiders impressionist landscape paintings through a contemporary and gestual lens. Natural elements are translated into simplified forms and ene...

Miguel Rasero (Spain, 1955) 'Vinas', N/A carborundum, chine colle on Heavy weight handmade paper 52.6 x 40.6 in. (133.5 x 103 cm.) Edition of 18 ID: RAS-301 Hand-signed by author

Andrés Barajas (Spain, 1941) 'Untitled from Portfolio "Los Deseos"', ca.1990-1999 mixed media on paper 20.9 x 15 in. (53 x 38 cm.) Edition of 200 ID: BAR1017-022-200 Hand-signed by a...

Antonio Diaz Cortes (Mexico, 1935) 'Primavera/otoño', 2006 woodcut on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 27.6 x 19.7 in. (70 x 50 cm.) Edition of 99 ID: DIA-106 Unframed

VICTOR VASARELY – "ZEBRES 1" ⚜ Serigraph ⚜ Hand Signed and Numbered ⚜ Edition of 120 VASARELY’S ICONIC ZEBRAS Created in 1976 and published by the Foundation Vasarely in an edition ...

Original mixed media drawing with watercolor on paper. Hand signed by Peter Max. Frame size 17 x 21 inches. Artwork size 11 x 15 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certif...

Original work by Spanish artist Rafael RUZ. Acrylic on canvas in perfect condition. While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the...

Reg Cotterell Butler (1913 - 1981) Bronze Musée Imaginaire Conceived 1961-62, cast 1963 Stamp signed and impressed with monogram Initials © RB Numbered 9/9, Cast by Valsuani Fou...

Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade (American, 20th Century) Mixed Technique Textile Art Dye painted and printed on cotton fabric, machine and hand stitched, fused metal foil (gold leaf). 2002 'North Woods Suite' This listing is for one piece. i am showing a picture of all 4 so you can see them. I currently have the 4 available. Dimensions: 36.25 X 36.25 frame. Quilt is 28 X 28 inches Float mounted behind acrylic in wood frames bearing Fraas / Slade studio labels verso Collaborating artists Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade's work has always explored the relationship of ornamental surface and portrayal of landscape in quest of a sense beyond place. Recognized for developing techniques for screen printing and painting with dye on fabric, other mediums include paint and ink on paper, metal, and wood. Their work sits at the junction of fine and applied arts with an influence of naive and folk art. Their collaborative dialogue has been continuous since the mid 1970’s. Fraas-Slade’s work has been selected for some of the defining exhibitions that have influenced the field of Art Quilts: “The New American Quilt”; originating at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York City in 1976, (along with Helen Bitar, Katherine Westphal, Radka Donnell, Anne Raymo) “The Art Quilt” at the Los Angeles Municipal Museum in 1986 (including Nancy Crow, Jean Hewes, Terrie Mangat, Jan Myers-Newbury, Theresa May, Pamela Studstill and Pauline Burbidge) and “Six Continents of Quilts: the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Art and Design,” NYC, touring internationally from 2002-2005. (the show included Jenny Hearn, Anne Marie Kenny, Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade, Susan Denton, Sanae Hattori, Joan Schultze, Jenny Hearn and Mary Baxter). Books where work is featured include : Paintings of Maine by Carl Little, American Quilts: the Democratic Art 1780-2007 by Robert Shaw, The Art Quilt by Robert Shaw, Quilts Today by Robert Shaw, The Art Quilt by Penny McMorris and Michael Kile and Art to Wear by Julie Schafler Dale. Fraas and Slade continue to teach and lecture on their work. Workshops have been taught at conferences, art centers and colleges including: Haystack Mt. School of Crafts, ME, Arrowmont School of Crafts, TN and the School of Visual Arts, NYC. In 1989 and 2003, the artist team received Maine Visual Artist Fellowships and in 1995 a National Endowment for the Arts/ New England Foundation Visual Artist Fellowship. Collections include the Philadelphia Museum, Baltimore Museum, MD, Peabody Essex Museum, Museum of Art and Design, NYC., the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska and the corporate collections of Fidelity Investments, Nuveen, IL., Hilton Corporation and Elmira College. Public collections in Maine include Portland Public Library, Department of Transportation, Department of Marine Resources and the University of Maine/Orono. In 1989 and 2003 the artist team received Maine Visual Artist Fellowships and in 1995 a National Endowment for the Arts/ New England Foundation Visual Artist Fellowship. There has been a huge surge of interest in textile and tapestry art led by Anni Albers, Sheila Hicks, El Anatsui, Judith Scott, Nick Cave, Tanya Aguiñiga, Faith Ringgold and Olga de Amaral. More museums are showing and collecting this work. Selected Solo Exhibitions 2018 - Silo Gallery, Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts 2011 - Silo Gallery, Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts 2010 - New Work, Silo Gallery, Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts, 2009 - Island Images, Silo Gallery, Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts, Nantucket, MA. 2007 - Watermarks, James Patrick Gallery, Wiscasset, ME; Frankie Weems Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC. Along the Coast, Maine Fiberarts Gallery, Topsham, ME Varieties of Disturbance. Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland, ME 2005 - Nauticals, Gleason Gallery, Boothbay Harbor, ME 2003 - New Work, Winfisky Gallery, Salem State College, Salem, MA 2001 - New Work, Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Selected Group Exhibitions 2020 - Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Community, Maine State Museum 2016 - Museum Collection: New Arrivals, Baltimore Museum of Art, Berman Gallery 2015 - Shared Sensibilities: The Piano Roll Project, Bates Mill Complex, Lewiston, ME 2014 - Masters: Contemporary Fiber Art, Maine Fiberarts Gallery, “Masters: Contemporary Fiber Art,” May - June 2013 - Layers: The John Walsh II Collection, Arnot Museum, Elmira College 2012 - Man-Made Quilts, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT Tribute to Ardis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, International Quilt Study Center/Museum 2011 - Instruct, The Studios at Key West Artpark 1974-1984, University of Buffalo Center for the Arts, 2009 - Reservoir, the John M. Walsh Collection, San Jose Museum of Quilts, San Jose, CA 2008 - Visual Systems, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Howard Gallery 2005 - Rooted in Tradition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO 2004 - Envision 20/20, Colby College Museum of Art Another Layer, Portland Museum of Art 2002 - The Portland Show, Greenhut Galleries Six Continents of Quilts, Museum of Art and Design, NYC, traveling to: National Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan Selected Collections Elmira College, Cowles Hall, commissioned by John Walsh III 2017 Philadelphia Museum, Philadelphia, PA Museum of Art and Design, NYC Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA. Bowdoin College, Walker Art Museum, Brunswick, ME John Nuveen Inc. Chicago, Ill., commissions 1985, 1994, 2000, 2001 University of Nebraska, Lincoln International Quilt Study Center, The James Collection Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO Mass Mutual, Boston MA Waban, Inc. Boston, MA University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Selected Awards and Fellowships 2012- The Studios at Key West, artist residency 2008, 2007 - Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts. A.I.R. program 2007 - Robert M. MacNamara Foundation 2003, 1989 - Maine Visual Artist Fellowships 2004 - Maine Art Commission Good Idea Grant Selected Biography Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation, Bavor, Ellis, Sielman, Sider – 10/2018 Artpark: 1974-1984, Sandra Firmin, University of Buffalo Art Galleries /Princeton Architectural 2010 Masters: Art Quilts Volume 2, Sterling Publications, 2011 American Quilts: The Democratic Art 1750-2007 by Robert Shaw- Sterling Press 2009 Paintings of Maine, by Carl Little and Arnold Skolnick, Downeast Press, 2006 Six Continents of Quilts, The Museum of Art and Design Collection, 2005 Contemporary Art Quilts...

SQUARES. original acrylic on canvas. abstract. painting composed of 4 canvases of 16sx114 cm Ruz, Rafael (Barcelona 1956) While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to...

engraved with plastic collage and polychrome stamping abstract pàinting. virtual framed Aguatinta. Arches 63x90 Ed galeria Maeght, Barceloa. Imp. J. Barbara, Barcelona Catalogue raz...

Oleg Sohanievich (Soviet Ukrainian, American 1935-2017) Cor-ten steel Stress Sculpture #5, 1976 Hand signed and dated Oleg Sohanievich '76 Dimensions 9" h., 13" w., 27" d. Very he...

Lithograph in black and red, on BFK Rives paper. Hand signed and dated lower right by Keith Haring. Hand numbered 59/80 lower right (there were also twenty artist's proofs). Sheet...

Kate Echoes represents a sophisticated mixed-media exploration of contemporary iconography. Gardani combines painting, collage, and screenprint techniques to construct a layered port...

RALPH ROSENBORG – "LANDSCAPE: GARDEN OF FLOWERS, 1973" Oil on Canvas ⚜ Signed and Dated Lower Left and on Verso ⚜ Custom Conservation Frame A VIBRANT ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE BY AN AMERIC...

"Longing (añoranza) is a sculptural group formed by four elements and cast in bronze, which arise, grow and expand to generate what is a metaphor of life, and through longing finding...

Robert Llimós (Spain, 1943) 'Manhatttttan - 1', 1977 lithograph on paper 30 x 22.1 in. (76 x 56 cm.) Unframed ID: LLI1343-001-000 Hand-signed by author

Günther Förg (Germany, 1952-2013) 'Erker-Gallery', 1995 Original poster from exhibition of 1995 lithograph on paper 36.5 x 22.6 in. (92.7 x 57.4 cm.) Unframed Ref: FOR100-201 Günthe...

Original work of FILI PLAZA. Made in resin on marble. Exemplary 12/20 copies. The art of Fili Plaza comes from her sensitivity as a woman, her continuous observation of the human be...

TRIPTYCH. original acrylic on canvas. abstract. painting While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same sense that Julius Bis...

Eduardo Rezende’s 2024 series Lavori in Corso revisits one of the artist’s most enduring themes: the urban and architectural landscape — this time focused on construction sites, scaf...

Antique Middle Eastern Judaic Birth Amulet Buckle with Kabbalistic Inscription. On woven silver chain. Most likely from Iran, Persia, (possibly from Afghanistan or Bukharian Jews) Ci...

Yovani Bauta (Cuba, 1957) 'Untitled 1 (retrato)', 2003 engraving on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 16.2 x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm.) Edition of 15 ID: BAU-315 Unframed

Roberto Obregón, Venezuelan, born Colombia. 1946–2003 Pájaro en Verdes-Azules Oil on canvas Hand signed and dated verso 1964 Provenance: bears label from Phillips auction house Dimensions: framed 24 X16 23.5 h × 15.5 w in (60 × 39 cm) (Further provenance from Rago auctions: The artist Estudio Actual, Caracas CDS Gallery, New York Venezuelan artist Roberto Obregón studied at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas Julio Árraga in Maracaibo and was influenced by Eadweard Muybridge and Marcel Duchamp. He is associated with the Nueva Figuración (1950-1970) based in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela. Its major figureswere Luis Felipe Noé...

"Nelson Dominguez (Cuba, 1947) 'Sin título I', 2005 silkscreen on paper 27.6 x 19.7 in. (70 x 50 cm.) Edition of 99 ID: DOM1267-007-106" _______________________________________ "Biography. Nelson DOMÍNGUEZ.  Born: 1947, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Studies: 1970 National School of Art, Cuba. Experience: 1970 - 1985 Professor National School of Art, Cuba. He has been Professor of Painting and Engraving and Head of the Painting Department of the Higher Institute of Art (ISA). Member of the Union of Writers of Cuba and the International Association of Plastic Artists. Awards: Among the awards and recognitions that the Cuban artist received: Order for the National Culture, Cuba; Order Alejo Carpentier, Cuba; Diploma and Order of Honor from the Fuji Museum, Japan. In 1972, he received the National Prize at the International Painting Festival in Cagnes-sur-mer, France; 1976 Grand Prize, International Biennial of Wood Engraving, Banska Bystrika, Czechoslovakia and Painting Prize, Triennial of Committed Realist Art, Sofia, Bulgaria; Honor Prize, Graphic Biennial, India, as well as at the Jaime Guasch Biennial in Barcelona, Spain. Exhibitions In summary, exhibitions of personalities. In 1983 he made the exhibition ""Retrospective (10 years of professional work)"" at the National Museum of the Palace of Fine Arts of Cuba, in 1984 at the Francoise Tournie Gallery in Paris; in 1985 he did it in the National Welfare Organization of Athens, Greece and in 1986 in the Gallery del l 'Incisione in Venice, Italy. During the eighties and nineties his work was shown in Brazil, Italy, Puerto Rico, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the United States, Cuba and Mexico. In 2001, an individual exhibition was held at the Hotel Trip Cayo Coco in Cuba. Collections: Many of his works are exhibited in the Los Oficios Studio Gallery, Old Havana, Cuba and in the collections of the National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba, Merugo Museum of Japan; Herbeat F. Johnson Museum of Art of the United States; The Presidential House, Los Pinos, of Mexico; Alejo Carpentier Foundation and José Martí Memorial Collection, Havana, Cuba; Collection Imperial Palace of Japan; Center for Cuban Studies in New York; Julio Cortázar...

Embossed serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed by Erte lower right. Hand numbered 26/300 lower left. Artwork size: 28 x 21 inches. Frame size: 35.5 x 30.25 inches. Artwork ...

Lithograph in colors on Guarro paper. Hand signed lower right by Joan Miro. Hand numbered '13/150" lower left (from the edition before letters). Sheet size: 29.62 x 22.75 inches. ...

Original unique abstract painting Morning in my studio moments having my coffee and spending time just looking at my pigments jars. Amazed by the colors, intensity, vibrance I just ...

The portfolio consists of six screen prints on Lenox museum board. Each hand-signed and numbered. Each print is unique. Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York. Published by Andy War...

Oleg Sohanievich (Soviet Ukrainian, American 1935-2017) Corten steel, U-beams and rods Steel Stress Sculpture, 1994, Hand signed in Cyrillic and dated 94, Dimensions: 15" h., 16" w...

Unique, one of a kind, screen print with stencil, acrylic and spray paint on wove paper. Hand signed on front by Mr. Brainwash, hand signed, dated and numbered 1/1 with thumbprint o...

Boomerang, 1974 Lithograph in colors on Arches paper Published by Transworld Art, New York, printed by Mourlot, Paris 29.5 x 43.3 inches Signed in the plate ***ITEM WILL SHIP UNFRAM...

Original artwork by Spanish artist Rafael Ruz. Acrylic in perfect condition. While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the sam...

Mixed media, oil on panel, aged paper, hand fired resin finish. The painting shown on the wall may not be proportional to the room size.

Original watercolor on paper. Hand signed on front; signed, titled and dated on verso by the artist. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authenticity is inc...

ALESSANDRO PUCCINELLI MARE series Seascape - From the Mare series - Mounted and Framed Aviailable sizes: 27 x 40 inches Edition of 10 40 x 60 inches Edition of 5 47 x 71 inches Ed...

King Alphonso, conceived in 1982-1983 and printed in 2025 as a limited edition screen print in colors on Somerset Velvet paper, is a Jean-Michel Basquiat artwork, originally created ...

Alfonso Fraile (Spain, 1930-1988) 'Hombres', 1985 engraving on paper 18.2 x 13.8 in. (46 x 35 cm.) Edition of 10 ID: FRA1262-002-010 Hand-signed by author ___________________________...

Eduardo Rezende’s 2024 series Lavori in Corso revisits one of the artist’s most enduring themes: the urban and architectural landscape — this time focused on construction sites, scaf...

Namiko Prado Arai (Mexico, 1963) 'Untitled 7 (Bruñidor)', 1998 engraving on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 21.1 x 24.5 in. (53.5 x 62 cm.) ID: PRA-309 Hand-signed by author Unframed

Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...

Unique screen print on paper. Hand signed and numbered on verso. Published by David Whitney, New York, with the ‘HOTEL MARQUETTE PRINTS’ ink stamp on the reverse. Feldman & Schel...

Boomerang, 1974 Lithograph in colors on Arches paper Published by Transworld Art, New York, printed by Mourlot, Paris 29.5 x 43.3 inches Signed in pencil, "A.P." apart from the edit...

“PORT CORSE” BY CHARLES LEVIER (1920-2003) Oil on Canvas ⚜ Signed ⚜ Framed A MASTERPIECE OF POST-IMPRESSIONISM & CUBISM An exquisite example of Charles Levier’s signature st...

Title: Theatre du Soleil Lithograph in colors on cream wove paper Edition: 17/125 Signed and numbered in pencil near the lower edge: Calder; titled in pencil verso Image: 19.25" H x ...

Galerie Beyeler Exhibition Poster Signed in plate Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet (French, 1901 – 1985) was a French painter and sculptor of the École de Paris (School of Paris). His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced so-called "low art" and eschewed traditional standards of beauty in favor of what he believed to be a more authentic and humanistic approach to image-making. He is perhaps best known for founding the art brut movement, and for the collection of works—Collection de l'art brut—that this movement spawned. Dubuffet enjoyed a prolific art career, both in France and in America, and was featured in many exhibitions throughout his lifetime. His childhood friends included the writers Raymond Queneau and Georges Limbour. He moved to Paris in 1918 to study painting at the Académie Julian, becoming close friends with the artists Juan Gris, André Masson, and Fernand Léger. Six months later, upon finding academic training to be distasteful, he left the Académie to study independently. During this time, Dubuffet developed many other interests, including free noise music, poetry, and the study of ancient and modern languages. Dubuffet also traveled to Italy and Brazil, and upon returning to Le Havre in 1925, he married for the first time and went on to start a small wine business in Paris. He took up painting again in 1934 when he made a large series of portraits in which he emphasized the vogues in art history. In 1942, Dubuffet decided to devote himself again to art. He often chose subjects for his works from everyday life, such as people sitting in the Paris Métro or walking in the country. Dubuffet painted with strong, unbroken colors, recalling the palette of Fauvism, as well as the Brucke painters, with their juxtaposing and discordant patches of color. In 1943, the writer George Limbour, a friend of Dubuffet from childhood, took Jean Paulhan to the artist's studio. Dubuffet's work at that time was unknown. Paulhan was impressed and the meeting proved to be a turning point for Dubuffet. His first solo show came in October 1944, at the Galerie Rene Drouin in Paris. This marked Dubuffet's third attempt to become an established artist In 1945, Dubuffet attended and was strongly impressed by a show in Paris of Jean Fautrier paintings in which he recognized meaningful art which expressed directly and purely the depth of a person. Emulating Fautrier, Dubuffet started to use thick oil paint mixed with materials such as mud, sand, coal dust, pebbles, pieces of glass, string, straw, plaster, gravel, cement, and tar. This allowed him to abandon the traditional method of applying oil paint to canvas with a brush; instead, Dubuffet created a paste into which he could create physical marks, such as scratches and slash marks. The impasto technique of mixing and applying paint was best manifested in Dubuffet's series 'Hautes Pâtes' or Thick Impastoes, which he exhibited at his second major exhibition, entitled Microbolus Macadam & Cie/Hautes Pates in 1946 at the Galérie René Drouin. His use of crude materials and the irony that he infused into many of his works incited a significant amount of backlash from critics, who accused Dubuffet of 'anarchy' and 'scraping the dustbin'. He did receive some positive feedback as well—Clement Greenberg took notice of Dubuffet's work and wrote that '[f]rom a distance, Dubuffet seems the most original painter to have come out of the School of Paris since Joan Miro...' Greenberg went on to say that 'Dubuffet is perhaps the one new painter of real importance to have appeared on the scene in Paris in the last decade.' Indeed, Dubuffet was very prolific in the United States in the year following his first exhibition in New York (1951). After 1946, Dubuffet started a series of portraits, with his own friends Henri Michaux, Francis Ponge, George Limbour, Jean Paulhan and Pierre Matisse serving as 'models'. He painted these portraits in the same thick materials, and in a manner deliberately anti-psychological and anti-personal, as Dubuffet expressed himself. A few years later he approached the surrealist group in 1948, then the College of Pataphysique in 1954. He was friendly with the French playwright, actor and theater director Antonin Artaud, he admired and supported the writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline and was strongly connected with the artistic circle around the surrealist André Masson. In 1944 he started an important relationship with the resistance-fighter and French writer and publisher Jean Paulhan who was also strongly fighting against "intellectual terrorism", as he called it. Reception in America Corps de dame jaspé [Marbleized Body of a Lady] (1950) at the National Gallery of Art in 2022 Dubuffet achieved very rapid success in the American art market, largely due to his inclusion in the Pierre Matisse exhibition in 1946. His association with Matisse proved to be very beneficial. Matisse was a very influential dealer of contemporary European Art in America, and was known for strongly supporting the School of Paris artists. Dubuffet's work was placed among the likes of Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Henri Rouault at the gallery exhibit, and he was one of only two young artists to be honored in this manner. A Newsweek article dubbed Dubuffet the 'darling of Parisian avant-garde circles,' and Greenberg wrote positively about Dubuffet's three canvases in a review of the exhibit. In 1947 Dubuffet had his first solo exhibition in America, in the same gallery as the Matisse exhibition. Reviews were largely favorable, and this resulted in Dubuffet having at least an annual, if not a biannual exhibition at that gallery. His reception in America was very closely linked to and dependent upon the New York art world's desire to create its own avant-garde environment. Specific examples of American artists interested in Dubuffet’s art were Alfonso Ossorio and Joseph Glasco. At the end of 1949, while Pierre Matisse was preparing Dubuffet’s January 1950 show, Alfonso Ossorio had traveled to Paris to meet Dubuffet and buy some of his paintings. Then in 1950, at Ossorio’s urging, his young friend Joseph Glasco left New York for Paris to meet Dubuffet. Glasco credited this encounter as having had an influence on his own art, and Dubuffet frequently asked about “Jackson Pollock and Glasco” in his letters to Ossorio. Between 1947 and 1949, Dubuffet took three separate trips to Algeria—a French colony at the time—in order to find further artistic inspiration. In this sense, Dubuffet is very similar to other artists such as Delacroix, Matisse, and Fromentin. However, the art that Dubuffet produced while he was there was very specific insofar as it recalled Post-War French ethnography in light of decolonization. Dubuffet was fascinated by the nomadic nature of the tribes in Algeria—he admired the ephemeral quality of their existence, in that they did not stay in any one particular area for long, and were constantly shifting. The impermanence of this kind of movement attracted Dubuffet and became a facet of art brut. In June 1948, Dubuffet, along with Jean Paulhan, Andre Breton, Charles Ratton, Michel Tapie, and Henri-Pierre Roche, officially established La Compagnie de l'art brut in Paris. This association was dedicated to the discovery, documentation and exhibition of art brut. Dubuffet later amassed his own collection of such art, including artists Aloïse Corbaz and Adolf Wölfli...