(Sans titre)
1927
(Sans titre)
1927
Mediumistic creators evoke the spiritualist pretext to rid themselves of all creative responsibilities and to express themselves in complete freedom.
Art historian Michel Thévoz developed the idea that spiritualist creators seized on mediumship as a sort of "spiritual alibi" for an artistic vocation that they dared not avow. For a miner like Augustin Lesage, it was inadmissible, extravagant, even unthinkable to draw, paint or aspire to be an artist. Dictating spirits became a useful and more plausible justification for his surroundings than a veritable artistic vocation.
| Domain | Peinture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Huile sur toile |
| Dimensions | 140 x 109,4 cm |
| Acquisition | ART BRUT / donation Bruno Decharme en 2021 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2021-926 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Augustin Lesage
(1876, France - 1954, France) |
|---|---|
| Main title | (Sans titre) |
| Creation date | 1927 |
| Domain | Peinture |
| Techniques | Huile sur toile |
| Dimensions | 140 x 109,4 cm |
| Inscriptions | S.M.DR. : A. Lesage |
| Acquisition | ART BRUT / donation Bruno Decharme en 2021 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Moderne |
| Inventory no. | AM 2021-926 |
Bibliography
Art brut, collection abcd / Bruno Decharme : Paris, la maison rouge, 18 octobre 2014-18 janvier 2015. - Paris : Flammarion, 2014 (reprod. coul. p. 231, reprod. p. 340 (titré "Tableau décoratif", daté "1928")) . N° isbn 978-2-08-133480-9
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