Fred DEUX (1924–2015) - Lot 22

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Fred DEUX (1924–2015) - Lot 22
Fred DEUX (1924–2015) Pre-Study, 1961 graphite and lacquer on paper Signed lower right H_35.5 W_25 cm Provenance: - Galerie Alain Margaron, Paris. - Acquired from the gallery by the current owner. Comparative bibliography: - Fred Deux, l’œuvre graphique, exhibition catalog, Musée Cantini, Marseille; École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Musée de l’Hospice Saint-Roch, Issoudun, 1989–1990. - Bernard Noël, Fred Deux: La chair du double, Éditions La Différence / Cercle d’Art. - Fred Deux. L’alter ego, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2004. - Traits d’union, Galerie Alain Margaron, Paris, 2007. - Fred Deux. Rustling Drawings, Whispered Thoughts, Alain Margaron éditeur, Paris, 2013. - The World of Fred Deux, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Lienart Éditions, Paris, 2017. Note: The title *Pré-tâche* refers directly to one of Fred Deux’s fundamental techniques: starting with a stain or an accidental mark on the surface to gradually allow the drawing to emerge. The combination of graphite and lacquer reflects this interplay between painterly material and graphic precision that runs throughout his work.
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