Colour and Dynamics
Jean Miotte (Paris 1926 - Pignans 2016)
Lot-No. 115
Proceeds : 15.100 €
Acrylic/canvas. 162 x 130 cm. Unframed. Lo. ri. sign. Miotte. The combination of black and white with the primary colors, in addition to the clear demarcation of the surfaces suggests a dating of the rarely large-format painting to the 1990s. - French painter, one of the pioneers and main masters of the French Informel. M. studied mathematics in Paris, but at the same time took painting lessons with O. Friesz and O. Zadkine. In 1948 he moved into his first studio and became acquainted with H. Arp, S. Francis and S. Poliakoff. Thanks to a scholarship to New York, he connected with the American avant-garde with masters such as M. Rothko and A. Calder. He also worked in Italy, Switzerland and Hamburg. In addition, he was one of the few Western artists allowed to exhibit in China. A strong sense of rhythm and color and a drive for further development characterize M.'s work, which is now preserved in leading museums. Mus.: New York (MoMA), Munich (Neue Pinakothek), Cologne (Mus. Ludwig) a. others. Lit.: Vollmer, Bénézit.
Jean Miotte: Colour and Dynamics
Jean Miotte (Paris 1926 - Pignans 2016)
Colour and Dynamics
Lot-No. 115
Proceeds : 15.100 €
Acrylic/canvas. 162 x 130 cm. Unframed. Lo. ri. sign. Miotte. The combination of black and white with the primary colors, in addition to the clear demarcation of the surfaces suggests a dating of the rarely large-format painting to the 1990s. - French painter, one of the pioneers and main masters of the French Informel. M. studied mathematics in Paris, but at the same time took painting lessons with O. Friesz and O. Zadkine. In 1948 he moved into his first studio and became acquainted with H. Arp, S. Francis and S. Poliakoff. Thanks to a scholarship to New York, he connected with the American avant-garde with masters such as M. Rothko and A. Calder. He also worked in Italy, Switzerland and Hamburg. In addition, he was one of the few Western artists allowed to exhibit in China. A strong sense of rhythm and color and a drive for further development characterize M.'s work, which is now preserved in leading museums. Mus.: New York (MoMA), Munich (Neue Pinakothek), Cologne (Mus. Ludwig) a. others. Lit.: Vollmer, Bénézit.
