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L'amphigourique (The Amphigoric One)

1954

Jean Dubuffet

Associated Names

Jean Dubuffet

Painter, French, 1901 - 1985

The sculpture is abstract and has a rugged, textured surface resembling natural rock or lava formations. It is predominantly dark gray with rust-colored patches. The material appears to be stone or metal with a rough, porous texture. The sculpture stands upright on a beige base. Its form is irregular and asymmetrical, with numerous protrusions and recesses.

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On View

East Building Upper Level, Gallery E415

Artwork overview

Medium

slag
Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Hahn Family Collection
Dimensions

overall: 41 x 23.2 x 13.3 cm (16 1/8 x 9 1/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1995.30.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Stephen Hahn, Santa Barbara, California; gift (partial and promised) 1995 to NGA; gift completed 2012.

Associated Names

Hahn, Stephen

Exhibition History

1954

Petites Statues de la vie Précaire de Jean Dubuffet, Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris, 1954, no. 41.

Bibliography

2019

Gleason, James. "Jean Dubuffet: Molding a New Reality." Facture: conservation, science, art history 4 (2019): 194-219, fig. 2, fig. 2a.

Inscriptions

on proper left side of base: J. Dubuffet / 54

Wikidata ID

Q63860897

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