The Parallel Universes of Di Maccio, Tatin and Caillaud

Result EUR16,120

Published on 09 November 2021, by Philippe Dufour

Auction on 27 October 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - 438, boulevard François-Mitterrand - 53100 Mayenne

At this sale in Mayenne, the fantastical figures of the first artist vied with the paradisal scenes and cosmogonies of the other two.

Aristide Caillaud (1902-1990), La Cascade, 1966, painting on canvas, signed and titled,... The Parallel Universes of Di Maccio, Tatin and Caillaud

Aristide Caillaud (1902-1990), La Cascade, 1966, painting on canvas, signed and titled, 119 x 73 cm/46.9 x 28.7 in.
Result: €16,120

We begin with Gérard Di Maccio, the creator of a singular world evoking science fiction and ancient mythology. The 1977 Fall of Icarus is a striking illustration: the large painting (194 x 129.5 cm/76.4 x 51 in) shows the hubristic hero burning his wings and disintegrating in the sky.…

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Wednesday 27 October 2021 - 14:00 (CEST)

438, boulevard François-Mitterrand - 53100 Mayenne

Pascal Blouet