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Soul of the Underground
Soul of the Underground
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Jean
Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985).
Bird
Perched on the Corner of the Wall (Angle de mur à l’oiseau perché). 1945.
Lithograph,
sheet: 14 3/8 x 11 in. (36.5 x 27.9 cm)
The
Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Colin, 1965.
©2014
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris.
Photograph
by Thomas Griese
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Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985).
Profile of a Man’s Head in Front of a Wall (Tête d’homme de profil devant un mur). 1945. Lithograph, sheet: 14 1/2 x 11 in. (36.8 x 27.9 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Colin, 1965. ©2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris. Photograph by Kelly Benjamin |
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Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985).
Wall with Inscriptions (Mur aux inscriptions). 1945. Oil on canvas 39 3/8 x 31 7/8 in. (99.7 x 81 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Fund, 1966. ©2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris. Photograph by Kate Keller |
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Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985).
Goat with a Bird (Chèvre à l’oiseau). 1954. Ink transfer and ink on paper 18 1/4 x 23 3/8 in. (46.2 x 56.7 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection, 1978. ©2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris. Photograph by Peter Butler |
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Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985).
Black Earth (Terres noires). 1955. Cut-and-pasted paper with ink transfer on paper, mounted on board 25 1/2 x 23 1/8 in. (64.8 x 58.8 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Peters, 1956. ©2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris. Photograph by Kate Keller |
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Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985).
Pavement of Skin (Pavage de peau) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d’empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes). 1958. Lithograph, sheet: 24 15/16 x 17 11/16 in. (63.3 × 45 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Colin, 1965. ©2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris. Photograph by John Wronn |
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Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985).
Beard Wine (Le Vin de barbe). 1959. Torn-and-pasted paper with ink and ink transfer on paper 20 x 13 1/4 in. (50.8 x 33.6 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Bequest, 1995. ©2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris. Photograph by Thomas Griesel |
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Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985).
Soul of the Underground (L’Ame de sous-sol). 1959.
Oil on aluminum foil on board 58 7/8 in. x 6 ft. 4 3/4 in. (149.6 x 195 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mary Sisler Bequest, 1990. ©2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris |
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Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985).
Beard of Uncertain Returns (Barbe des retours incertains). 1959. Oil on canvas 45 3/4 x 35 1/8 in. (116.1 x 89.2 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. Sam A. Lewisohn Fund, 1961. ©2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris. Photograph by Thomas Griesel |
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Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985).
Soil Ornamented with Vegetation, Dead Leaves, Pebbles, Diverse Debris (Sol historié de végétation, feuilles mortes, cailloux, débris divers). 1956. Oil on cut-and-pasted canvas, on canvas 35 1/8 x 30 3/8 in. (89.3 x 77.1 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased from proceeds in the Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Colin Fund in honor of Ralph F. Colin with additional funds from a gift of Philip Johnson (by exchange), 1992. ©2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris. Photograph by Paige Knight |
Jean Dubuffet: soul of the underground. 2015
All works by Jean Dubuffet
©2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris
An exhibition courtesy of MoMA | Museum of Modern Art of New York
October 18, 2014–April 5, 2015
Organized by Jodi Hauptman, Senior Curator, and Sarah Suzuki, Associate Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints
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