Naïve-Style Illustrations

The frankness of works by Henri Rousseau and André Bauchant can be described as child-like. Although perceived as simplistic in nature the perspective is more flat and its expression more rudimentary than other artworks produced in the first decades of the 20th century. The question then is asked – why? Later referred to as Naïve-style art, its origins lie post-Impressionism 19th century France, corresponding to works made by an artist with no formal training in an art school or academy. By deforming perspective, color and modifying reality, this movement sought to escape from what was perceived as the insincere sophistication of art created within the traditional system. Naïve artists are sometimes referred to as modern primitives but equally this shift from tradition also led to taught artists employing an aesthetic but also a different label – modern primitive art. The medium does not even have to be paint to render the simplicity of this style as seen in the illustrated works within our own selections. The likes of Peter De Boer focuses on the subject of nature and landscape in everyday life - conveying the dangers of humanity and nature interacting, his simple perspective highlighting the dangers both can inflict on the other. Whilst Menashe Kadishman also pulls from nature using the animal as the subject to highlight his own past and ultimately that naïve art as a style is a truly sincere one.

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Naïve-Style Illustrations

IJmuiderslag

Muggenbos

Checking waves

Tent

Après la pluie

Voyage d'affaire

L'élu du mariage

From my Tent to the Sea

Veiller au grain

Un monde et ses artistes

Souvenir

Grazia Marque

Comprendre

Flamingo

Vahiné

Genre libre II

Totoche

Au bal

Dessin Posca II

Genre libre

Adagio

Coquelicot

Les petites bavardes

Hercule

Scottish Brush

Malcolm

Poisson rouge

Femme sur un banc

Margueritte

Corpus

Lourdes

Méditation Zen

Paysage montagne

Pêcheur du rêve 19

Jean, portrait de Doudou

Toucan

Nature Ours blancs amoureux

Mes amis du lycée

Homme dessinant sous la chaleur

Papa berce le bébé

Garçon et grand père

Amsterdam - les amants

Autoportrait

Musiciens

Violoncelliste

Rêve du rêve 16

Rêve du rêve 12

Rêve du rêve 10

Rêve du rêve 9

Rêve du rêve 6

Rêve du rêve 2

Autoportrait

Femme jaune au châle rouge

Amoureuse 10

Homme amoureux 8

Femme aux ongles rouges Amy Winehouse

Homme souriant

Femme à la guitare

Homme linge 10 Petit prince

Homme linge 7

Rêve printanier 2

Ivresse rêve 2

portrait Enfant africain

portrait Jésus lepreux

portrait Femme accordeoniste

Portrait Femme à sac à main