75
Jean Dubuffet
Les murs (The Walls): 12 poèmes de Guillevic
- Estimate
- $12,000 - 18,000
$16,250
Lot Details
The complete set of 15 lithographs, on Montval paper, the full sheets, loose and folded with text (as issued), contained in the original gray paper covered folio and slipcase.
1945
all I. various sizes
all S. 15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.9 cm)
Portfolio 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (40 x 29.8 cm)
all S. 15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.9 cm)
Portfolio 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (40 x 29.8 cm)
Stamped 131 in black ink on the title page (from the edition of 150, the total edition was 172), published by Les Éditions du Livre, Paris.
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Catalogue Essay
In 1945 his admiration of layered graffiti on the walls surrounding Paris led him to produce a series called Les Murs, or The Walls, in which he emphasized the importance of the common man’s need to keep records. Dubuffet said “my art is an attempt to bring all disparaged values into the limelight.”
Provenance
Literature