Élisabeth Cibot (1960) - Étude couple debout

Élisabeth CIBOT (1960) — Standing couple study, 2004

Artist: Élisabeth Cibot (1960)
Title: Standing couple study — title indicated on the back
Year: 2004
Technique: sanguine on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions of the work: 30 × 50 cm
Dimensions with frame: 35 × 55.5 cm
Signature: signed “Cibot” and dated “04” in the lower right
Framing: oak frame
Condition: good overall, slight marks and age-related traces visible on the support
Inscribed on the back: handwritten label bearing notably “Étude couple debout”, the number “22” and the indication “35/55”.

Lot Description
Original work by Élisabeth Cibot, created in 2004, depicting a couple drawn in sanguine.

Entitled “Standing couple study” on the handwritten label kept on the back, this work directly reflects the study of the body and movement that Élisabeth Cibot developed alongside her career as a sculptor.

The composition is built with remarkable economy of means. A few lines of sanguine suffice to define the two bodies, their volumes and their relationship. The overlapping figures and the play of limbs give the composition a particularly sculptural character.

The technique deserves mention: sanguine on paper mounted on canvas, not simply a drawing on free sheet. The mounting on canvas is clearly visible on the back and on the edges of the work.

The work is signed “Cibot” and dated “04” in the lower right.

It is presented in its oak frame, with dimensions of 35 × 55.5 cm.

On the back is preserved an old handwritten label mentioning notably “Étude couple debout”, the number 22 and the dimensions 35/55.

A characteristic technique of the artist

Works that are technically very close to Élisabeth Cibot are documented on the auction market.

A set entitled Studies of lying couples / Refuge of the storm II / Grand stretch II, consisting of three sanguines on paper mounted on canvas, was notably presented at auction by Craït-Muller with an estimate of €400–€600 for the set.

This comparison is particularly interesting as it concerns not only the same artist but also studies of couples executed in sanguine and mounted on canvas.

Élisabeth Cibot, born in 1960, is a French artist mainly known for her sculptural work.

Trained at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, she develops a body of work centered on the human figure, the body, and movement. Drawing, and notably sanguine, occupies an important place in her creative process and accompanies her sculptor’s practice.

Her career mentions several exhibitions explicitly combining sculpture and sanguines. Official biography of Élisabeth Cibot

2004, the year of execution of this sanguine, also corresponds to the year when Élisabeth Cibot received the Paul Belmondo Prize at the Autumn Salon.

She subsequently received, notably, the Camille Claudel Sculpture Prize in 2013 and the Gold Medal of Sculpture from the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 2015.

Her works are present in various public and private collections, and the artist is also the author of several monumental works.