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Art brut

Art Brut stands out as one of the most singular and radical movements in the history of modern art, designating creations produced outside of any academic training or conventional cultural conditioning. Coined by Jean Dubuffet in the 1940s, the term encompasses the works of self-taught artists, individuals confined to psychiatric institutions, prisoners, and social outcasts, whose artistic practice completely escapes the traditional circuits of art and its codes of legitimation.

Dubuffet, fascinated by this raw creativity uncontaminated by dominant culture, assembled a considerable collection, now housed at the Collection de l'Art Brut in Lausanne, laying the groundwork for the gradual institutional recognition of these long-ignored practices.

Figures like Adolf Wölfli, whose obsessively dense graphic compositions span thousands of pages, Aloïse Corbaz with her colorful and lyrical worlds, and Henry Darger with his stunningly expansive illustrated stories, exemplify the diversity and power of a creative movement that draws upon the deepest resources of the individual imagination.

Far from being a marginal phenomenon, Art Brut has profoundly influenced numerous modern and contemporary artists, from Dubuffet himself to Jean-Michel Basquiat, who were drawn to this creative energy freed from all formal constraints.

On Artsper, this selection brings together works that bear witness to the richness and singularity of this world, encompassing expressive power, formal freedom, and the exploration of the most intimate territories of the human imagination.

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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 15, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 13, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 12, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 11, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 10, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 8, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 9, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 7, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 6, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 5, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 4, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 2, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, The Fish III, Marianna Oklejak

Marianna Oklejak

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 41.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$430

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 22, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 19, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,324

Painting, Ethnic # 1, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 40 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 12.2 x 0 inch

$442 $353

Fine Art Drawings, Tête, Geneviève Seillé

Geneviève Seillé

Fine Art Drawings . 72.5 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.5 x 17.7 inch

$3,370

Painting, Howl, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Painting . 160 x 135 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 53.1 x 1.6 inch

$12,202

Painting, Jungle, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Painting . 140 x 155 x 5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 61 x 2 inch

$12,783

Painting, Palm Spring  Basquiat, PyB

PyB

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$232

Painting, Mask singer, PyB

PyB

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$325

Painting, Skull colors, PyB

PyB

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$232

Painting, Basquiat vs Warhol, Spaco

Spaco

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$325

Sculpture, Happy crown, Fratz & Gio

Fratz & Gio

Sculpture . 45 x 54 x 12.5 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 21.3 x 4.9 inch

$5,578

Painting, Monkey man Basquiat, Spaco

Spaco

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$244

Painting, Porsche 911, Spaco

Spaco

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$244

Painting, 110M skull Basquiat, Spaco

Spaco

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$244

Painting, Palm springs, Spaco

Spaco

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$232

Painting, Return, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,232

Painting, Flower, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 91 x 52 x 2 cm Painting . 35.8 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,708

Painting, L'autre, Soon

Soon

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$291

Painting, Noir et peau, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,394

Painting, Larmes bleues, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,394

Painting, L’oeil X, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 115 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 45.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,266

Painting, Basquiat Roi colors, Spaco

Spaco

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$232

Painting, Warrior basquiat, Spaco

Spaco

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$232

Sculpture, Mom look, Fratz & Gio

Fratz & Gio

Sculpture . 90 x 108 x 27 cm Sculpture . 35.4 x 42.5 x 10.6 inch

$17,432

Painting, Bleu mental, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,289

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Geneviève Seillé

Geneviève Seillé

Fine Art Drawings . 99.5 x 93.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.2 x 36.8 inch

$5,578

Sculpture, Genius banana, Fratz & Gio

Fratz & Gio

Sculpture . 45 x 54 x 12.5 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 21.3 x 4.9 inch

$5,578

Sculpture, My world, Fratz & Gio

Fratz & Gio

Sculpture . 90 x 108 x 27 cm Sculpture . 35.4 x 42.5 x 10.6 inch

$17,432

Painting, Rocket man, Hans Mendler

Hans Mendler

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$930

Painting, Tags and abstract, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 73 x 53 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,324

Fine Art Drawings, Hand VI, Geneviève Seillé

Geneviève Seillé

Fine Art Drawings . 68 x 69 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26.8 x 27.2 inch

$3,370

Painting, Rose fragment, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 25 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 6.9 x 0 inch

$221 $177

Painting, Rose fragment, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 25 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 6.9 x 0 inch

$221 $177

Painting, Tropic # 25, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$139 $112

Painting, Character, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$291 $232

Painting, Character, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$291 $232

Fine Art Drawings, The Fish II, Marianna Oklejak

Marianna Oklejak

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 41.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$430

Painting, Self Portrait!, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 120 x 44 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 17.3 x 1 inch

$3,486

Painting, Natalina, Hugues Candaës

Hugues Candaës

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,045

Sculpture, Le bûcher, Flora Gueton

Flora Gueton

Sculpture . 48 x 32 x 3.5 cm Sculpture . 18.9 x 12.6 x 1.4 inch

$941

Painting, Pow ! Crime Time, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,811

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