Joaquim Vicens Gironella (1911-1997) Lot n° 43

Les Anonymes circa 1960 Carved cork bas-relief monogrammed lower left 34 x 66 cm Provenance: > Galerie Objet Trouvé, Paris (acquired 2007) > Private collection, Paris This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Objet Trouvé Joaquim Vicens Gironella (Spanish) was born in Catalonia, near Gerona, into a family of artisan cork makers. He belongs to the historic circle of the first artists exhibited in 1948 by Jean Dubuffet in the Foyer de l'Art Brut (basement of the René Drouin gallery), along with Aloyse Corbaz, Adolf Wölfli, Jeanne Tripier... "The movement of his creations is signed d'Espagne: tempestuous dance, brutal veracity, tragic grotesqueness, respect for ugliness, philosophical and serious eroticism, blood and death" Jean Dubuffet in 1948 about the artist.