JACQUES VILLEGLÉ (1926 - 2022) Lot n° 11

Two designs for the cover of the journal Ad Hoc, April 1990 Mixed media on paper, signed and dated lower right, dedicated lower left Mixed media on paper, signed and dated lower right, dedicated lower left 39.5 x 59 cm (each) 15 35/64 x 23 15/64 in. (each) PROVENANCE Sale Me Cheval-Robert, Paris, 1990 Bayeux Enchères sale, 2019 Private collection, France Jacques Villeglé Jacques Villeglé is regarded today as the emblematic artist of French poster tearing, his name being inextricably linked with this technique. Indeed, Villeglé was a lifelong practitioner of poster tearing, starting with his first poster tear-down in 1949. Among his best-known works are Rues Desprez and Vercingétorix, from 1966. The works we present here follow in his footsteps well into the 1980s. These lacerations are particularly representative of the philosophy of French poster artists. Indeed, they take posters as they come, without altering the result, and the works are titled after the place where they were made. Jacques Villeglé is regarded today as the emblematic artist of French poster tearing, his name being inextricably linked with this technique. Indeed, Villeglé was a lifelong practitioner of lacerations, starting with his first poster tear-down in 1949. His best-known works include Rues Desprez and Vercingétorix, from 1966. The works we present here follow in his footsteps well into the 1980s. These lacerations are particularly representative of the philosophy of French poster artists. Indeed, they take posters as they come, without altering the result, and as proof of this, the works are titled after the place where they were made.