¤ VICTOR BRAUNER (1903-1966) Untitled, 1953 Ink,... Lot 5

¤ VICTOR BRAUNER (1903-1966) Untitled, 1953 Ink, colored pencil and paraffin on paper Signed and dated '2.7.1953' lower right Located 'Vallauris' lower left Ink, colored pencil and paraffin on paper; signed and dated '2.7.1953' lower right; located 'Vallauris' lower left 57,5 X 76 CM - 22 5/8 X 29 7/8 IN. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Mr. Samy Kinge. "After the painful parenthesis of the so-called 'Retracted' period, Brauner's works gradually subside and are filled with familiar or mythical animals, which gradually evacuate the human figure to suggest primitive totems with simplified allures. Wax, a magical material used by the artist since 1943, is chosen more to tend towards timeless representations inspired by archaic civilizations. In 1954, Brauner painted his masterful Prelude to Civilization (New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art), a painting showing a huge animal in profile in which some forty imaginary creatures (animals, figures, masks and abstract symbols) inspired by the Mexican codex as well as the art of Paul Klee or Max Ernst are gathered together. The ensemble echoes the rock painting, while at the same time stating a personal account of the painter and his reflection on universalism". Camille Morando, "Le monde-bestiaire", in Victor Brauner, Je suis le rêve. Je suis l'inspiration, exhibition catalogue, Musée d'Art moderne de Paris, 18 septembre 2020-10 janvier 2021, Paris musées, Paris : 2021, p. 272.