Daniel Sciora (1945-2016) - Portrait de clown : Composition surréaliste (Vendu sans prix de réserve)

We present to you this amusing oil on canvas depicting a clown's portrait in a geometric composition by Daniel Sciora (1945-2016).

This work features a clown character with a fragmented face, inscribed within a construction made up of arches, lines, and geometric shapes.

The signature Sciora and the date “72” are visible at the bottom right.

Title: Portrait of a Clown: Surrealist Composition

Technique: Oil on canvas

Artist: Daniel Sciora (1945-2016)

Year: 1972

Framed size: 65 x 54.5 cm

Condition: Good condition

painter, sculptor, lithographer and French engraver. Born September 15, 1945 in Paris, he passed away in 2016 after more than forty years of artistic creation. A graduate of the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs de Nice in 1962, he trained with the renowned portraitist Mac Avoy.
His pictorial style is characterized by meticulous work on matter and subtle reliefs reminiscent of pointillism. Beyond the plastic arts, he lent his talent to theater by designing scenographies. A man of letters, he is the author of several novels, plays and collections of short stories illustrated by his own hand. His lithographs notably paid tribute to great figures of culture, such as Jacques Brel.