Joseph Crepin

Vente : Briest, Paris, 27 novembre 1985, lot 95
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

The canvas is not lined. There are two pinholes at the centre of the left and right edges. There are 3 small areas of bumpiness at the lower centre of the canvas. There is a slight paint abrasion on these reliefs and at the lower left corner. Under UV light, there is no evidence of any retouching.
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De 1938 à 1948, obéissant aux injonctions de voix intérieures, Crépin exécute des tableaux 'merveilleux' comme il les nomme lui-même, qui interpellent Breton lors de la première exposition collective d'Art Brut en 1948. Ses peintures médiumniques à l'imagerie naïve présentent, dans la dernière série que l'artiste exécute, un effet de relief lumineux créé par des petits points de peinture à la surface du tableau dont cette oeuvre est un exemple.

signed 'Jf Crépin' lower right; dated '26/6/1945' and numbered 'no 310' lower left; oil on canvas. In the artist's frame. Painted in 1945.