Bernard Dufour (1922-2016) - Les danseurs de ballet
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Bernard Dufour (1922–2016), Les danseurs de ballet, mixed media on canvas mounted on panel, 54 × 46 cm, original edition, hand-signed portrait from the 1960s, sold with frame, origin Spain.
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Artist: Bernard Dufour (Paris, 1922 – Foissac, 2016)
The ballet dancers
Mixed media on canvas glued onto panel.
Total measurements: 54x46 cm
Dufour's figurative art often includes erotic components. The models in his paintings are frequently depicted alongside the artist. This visible relationship with the model places the viewer of his photos in a voyeuristic position. The mixture of love and death has been a recurring theme, as seen in a large canvas (2.76 × 5.05 meters) from 1975, depicting the autopsied body of the Red Army Faction militant Holger Meins juxtaposed with Dufour's nude wife, Martine.
Exhibitions
2001: Exhibition of glass plates at the European House of Photography
2006: Retrospective in 40 paintings at the Museum of Modern Art of Strasbourg, organized by Fabrice Hergott.
2012: 'Manipulations'
2015: Galerie Trigano, Paris; Portrait of Pierre Guyotat nude, at the Azzedine Alaia gallery, during an exhibition dedicated to the writer and his artist friends.
2017: Galerie Zürcher, Paris.
2019: Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, with a conference at the Beaux-Arts de Paris on Bernard Dufour by Marc Desgrandchamps.
Currently, Dufour's work is a collectible piece worldwide.
Artist: Bernard Dufour (Paris, 1922 – Foissac, 2016)
The ballet dancers
Mixed media on canvas glued onto panel.
Total measurements: 54x46 cm
Dufour's figurative art often includes erotic components. The models in his paintings are frequently depicted alongside the artist. This visible relationship with the model places the viewer of his photos in a voyeuristic position. The mixture of love and death has been a recurring theme, as seen in a large canvas (2.76 × 5.05 meters) from 1975, depicting the autopsied body of the Red Army Faction militant Holger Meins juxtaposed with Dufour's nude wife, Martine.
Exhibitions
2001: Exhibition of glass plates at the European House of Photography
2006: Retrospective in 40 paintings at the Museum of Modern Art of Strasbourg, organized by Fabrice Hergott.
2012: 'Manipulations'
2015: Galerie Trigano, Paris; Portrait of Pierre Guyotat nude, at the Azzedine Alaia gallery, during an exhibition dedicated to the writer and his artist friends.
2017: Galerie Zürcher, Paris.
2019: Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, with a conference at the Beaux-Arts de Paris on Bernard Dufour by Marc Desgrandchamps.
Currently, Dufour's work is a collectible piece worldwide.
Details
Artist
Bernard Dufour (1922-2016)
Sold with frame
Yes
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Les danseurs de ballet
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
Spain
Condition
Good condition
Height
54 cm
Width
46 cm
Depiction/Theme
Portrait
Period
1960-1970
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