Jean HÉLION 1904-1987
Nature morte au parapluie et au chapeau (Still Life with Umbrella and Hat), 1948
Oil on canvas mounted on board
40,3 x 30,2 cm – 15.86 x 11.88 in.
With frame:
55 x 64,5 cm – 21.65 x 25.39 in.
With frame:
55 x 64,5 cm – 21.65 x 25.39 in.
Monogrammed and dated lower right Signed and dated « Hélion Avril Mai 48 » on the reverse.
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Painted after the years of abstract experimentation that marked part of his career, the work illustrates how Hélion reintroduced the figure without abandoning the formal economy he had inherited from...
Painted after the years of abstract experimentation that marked part of his career, the work illustrates how Hélion reintroduced the figure without abandoning the formal economy he had inherited from abstraction.
The volumes are simplified, the color fields tightly controlled, and the composition rests on a discreet geometry: the figuration becomes synthetic, stripped of superfluous detail. This plastic concision gives the scene a clarity that stems as much from construction as from evocation.
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