André Heurtaux - 1 Original drawing - la guerre . Paris 1943 . - 1943

A superb original pencil drawing by the artist during the war. A rare drawing made in parallel with his body of work as a painter. Self-taught painter, André Heurtaux discovers cubism at the occasion of an exhibition by André Lhote in Paris in 1922[1],[2]. From 1925, he exhibits at the Salon des indépendants and then at the Salon des surindépendants[2]. He begins his painting under the influence of Fauvist painters, creating still lifes and landscapes[2]. In 1934, he becomes a member of Abstraction-Création and becomes its secretary in 1937[3]. In parallel with his painter career, Heurtaux produced humorous drawings for Le Rire and Regard under the pseudonym Arto[3]. He sold his first painting in 1960[4]. Part of his studio was dispersed on October 1, 1993 at the Hôtel Drouot[5]. Another part was dispersed on December 2, 2024 by the auction house Aponem[6]. 100% secure and insured shipping Grouped shipments possible.

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