Le Grand Ramsès
[1954]
Le Grand Ramsès
[1954]
With its search for balance, solid geometric blocks and lack of depth, this painting is characteristic of Folmer's "constructivist" style.
Georges Folmer was an important contributor to the geometric abstraction movement that developed in France at the end of the Second World War. ln Le Grand Ramsès [The Great Ramses], lines and patches of colour are laid out within a grid and organised in strict accordance with the plane of the picture. The work exudes harmony, restraint and a certain form of majesty that conjures images of the famous Egyptian pharaoh.
| Domain | Peinture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Acrylique sur Isorel |
| Dimensions | 175 x 130 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de Mme Catherine Santoni Folmer, 2023 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2023-45 |
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Detailed description
| Artist |
Georges Folmer
(1895, France - 1977, République fédérale d'Allemagne) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Le Grand Ramsès |
| Creation date | [1954] |
| Domain | Peinture |
| Techniques | Acrylique sur Isorel |
| Dimensions | 175 x 130 cm |
| Inscriptions | T.INDIC.R. : - H.M. 175 x130 RAMSES / n° 9 / HAUT |
| Acquisition | Don de Mme Catherine Santoni Folmer, 2023 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Moderne |
| Inventory no. | AM 2023-45 |
