Body and Soul

1957

Jean Fautrier

Associated Names
Jean Fautrier

Painter, French, 1898 - 1964

This painting displays an abstract composition with irregular, textured forms. The central shape is similar to an irregular oval that shows hues of pale pink, blue, purple, and white in thick, textured brushstrokes. The surrounding area features shades of muted beige and gray in soft, sweeping lines that are also visible, but less textured.
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On View

East Building, Upper Level, Gallery E407

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil and varnish with sand and dry pigment on paper mounted on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Glenstone Foundation

  • Dimensions

    overall: 96.5 x 129.8 cm (38 x 51 1/8 in.)
    framed: 104.1 x 138 x 5.1 cm (41 x 54 5/16 x 2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.138.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie 22, Düsseldorf).[1] private collection, Paris, at least in 1960.[2] Mr. and Mrs. de Calatchi, Neuilly-sur-Seine, at least in 1980.[3] private collection, Paris; purchased 11 December 2003 through (Galerie Malingue, Paris) by NGA.

[1] According to provenance provided by Galerie Malingue.

[2] The painting was lent to the 1960 Venice Biennale by a private collection in Paris. It was lent to a 1958 exhibition in Leverkusen, Germany, by "Coll. A. E" that may or may not be the same collection.

[3] Mr. and Mrs. de Calatchi lent the painting to a 1980 exhibition in Cologne.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1957

  • Fautrier, 30 années de figuration informelle, Galerie Rive Droite, Paris, 1957.

1958

  • Fautrier, 1928 to 1958, Institute of Contemporary Art Gallery, London, June-August 1958, no. 11.

  • Jean Fautrier, Städtisches Museum, Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen, November-December 1958, unnumbered catalogue.

1959

  • Dokumenta II, Kunst nach 1945, Kasell, 1959, no. 4, repro.

1960

  • XXX Esposizione Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, Venice, 1960, no. 88 , Room 37.

1961

  • Fautrier, 10 peintures récentes, Galerie Europe, Paris, June-July 1961.

  • Fautrier, Målningar-Brancusi, Skulptur, Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm, September 1961, no. 1, repro.

1975

  • Hommage à Fautrier, Galerie Mony-Calatchi, Paris, 1975, no. 1, color repro. on cover.

1980

  • Maîtres impressionnistes et modernes, Galerie Daniel Malingue, Paris, June-July 1980, no. 23, color repro.

  • Jean Fautrier: Gemälde, Skulpturen und Handzeichnungen, Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle, Cologne, February-April 1980, no. 106, color repro. 140.

1988

  • Maîtres impressionnistes et modernes, Galerie Daniel Malingue, Paris, 1988, no. 26, color repro.

1989

  • Fautrier, 1898-1964, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1989, no. 140, color repro.

1998

  • André Malraux: Notre ami, Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 1998, no. 132, color repro.

2002

  • Jean Fautrier, 1898-1964, Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee; Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York; Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, 2002-2003, no. 33, color repro.

2014

  • Make it New: Abstract Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, 1950-1975, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, 2014, no. 21, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Fautrier 57

Wikidata ID

Q20194936

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