Jean-Michel Atlan

Collection particulière, Paris
Acquis auprès de celle-ci

Jacques Polieri, Atlan, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre complet, Milan, 1996, p.267, no.355, illustré en couleurs

The colors are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration, although the overall tonality is softer in the original compared to the catalogue illustration. This work is executed on its original canvas and is not relined. Under UV light inspection, there is no evidence of any retouching. This work is in excellent condition.
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Le moment est venu d'élaborer un nouveau langage, d'inventer des formes, de créer des objets, de faire surgir un univers de lignes et de couleurs [...] qui ne ressemble pas à ce que l'on appelle la réalité, mais qui constitue par lui-même une réalité. 
Jean-Michel Atlan in Atlan, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre complet, Milan 1996, p.13