‘Grise légère carée’ Olivier Debré

• An impressive painting from 1979, dating from Debré’s characteristic ‘abstraction fervente’ phase • Floating veils of colour and atmospheric expansiveness transform impressions of nature into pure painting • A masterful fusion of lyrical sensitivity and powerful painterly gestures, inspired by the autumn light of Touraine Olivier Debré occupies a unique position within the contemporary context of the late 1970s. Whilst the international art scene was dominated by Conceptual Art, Minimalism and the nascent Postmodern movement, he remained radically committed to the sensibility of painting. He invented what is known as ‘abstraction fervente’ – a passionate, emotionally charged form of abstraction with its own distinctive modes of expression. Through glazed, fluid brushstrokes, he masterfully captures the symbiosis of monumental colour fields and dynamic perceptions of nature, transforming them into meditative spaces of experience. In doing so, he does not depict real landscapes, but translates the emotional sensation evoked by the light and vastness of nature into abstract equivalents. Atmospheric large-scale works such as ‘Grise légère’ capture fleeting moments—such as the Scandinavian winter light or the mists on the banks of the Loire—in almost transparent veils of colour. To control these immense swathes of colour, Debré uses monumental brushes mounted on long wooden poles and applies the paint directly to the canvas lying on the floor. These paintings are thus the direct result of a physical choreography and form the link to his later large-scale projects, such as the monumental stage curtains for the Comédie-Française in Paris. | 1920 – Paris – 1999 | Zeitgenössische Kunst | Gemälde | Nummer: 26x2250 | Provenance: Privatsammlung, Nordrhein-Westfalen, direkt vom Künstler erworben.

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