The Bird Walker
1970
The Bird Walker
1970
This work is characteristic of Noël's American period, during which he increasingly structured and constructed his compositions.
Georges Noël is an important figure of French abstraction of the latter half of the 20th century. His beginnings were marked by informal art, gestural painting, matterism and the influence of Jean Dubuffet. From 1969 to 1983, he lived in the USA where his painting was transformed and engaged in a dialogue with geometry. The forms in his works became more refined and clear-cut, as can be seen in The Bird Walker, in which faded green and blue lines criss-cross against an infinite white background.
| Domain | Peinture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Acétate de polyvinyle, acrylique et graphite sur toile |
| Dimensions | 147 x 127 cm |
| Acquisition | Don des amis du Centre Pompidou, Groupe d'Acquisition pour la Scène Française des années 1950-1980, 2023 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2023-6 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Georges Noël (Georges Noël Bédard, dit)
(1924, France - 2010, France) |
|---|---|
| Main title | The Bird Walker |
| Creation date | 1970 |
| Domain | Peinture |
| Techniques | Acétate de polyvinyle, acrylique et graphite sur toile |
| Dimensions | 147 x 127 cm |
| Inscriptions | S.D.T.INDIC.H.DR. : Georges NOËL / N.Y.C. NOV. 1970/ "The Bird Walker" /[flèche vers le haut] This Way Up/ 50" 58" |
| Acquisition | Don des amis du Centre Pompidou, Groupe d'Acquisition pour la Scène Française des années 1950-1980, 2023 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Contemporain |
| Inventory no. | AM 2023-6 |
By the same artist
Bibliography
FABRE (Gladys), BUTOR (Michel) et MICHAUD (Philippe-Alain). - Georges Noël. - Paris : éditions de La Différence, 1997 (reprod. coul. p. 207)
Georges Noël : période américaine 1969 - 1983 : Paris, Galerie Thessa Hérold, 23 mai - 11 juillet 2013 (reprod. coul. p. 31)
Le choix de la peinture : Une autre histoire de l''abstraction en France 1962 - 1989 : Le Mans, musée de Tessé, 10 février - 9 juin 2024. - Paris : Arteos, 2024 (reprod. coul. p. 105) . N° isbn 979-1-0968-5408-0
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