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.
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
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
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
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$407
Juliane Hundertmark
Fine Art Drawings . 75 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 22.4 x 0 inch
$2,673
Juliane Hundertmark
Fine Art Drawings . 75 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 22.4 x 0 inch
$2,673
Juliane Hundertmark
Fine Art Drawings . 75 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 22.4 x 0 inch
$2,673
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$407
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$5,811
Brigitte Derbigny
Fine Art Drawings . 59.4 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$697
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$4,300
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$407
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$93
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$4,067
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$407
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings . 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 14 x 0.04 inch
$2,589
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings . 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch
$4,648
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$8,135
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$407
Sergio Barletta
Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$697
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 47 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 18.5 x 0 inch
$1,395
Brigitte Derbigny
Fine Art Drawings . 59.4 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$755
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings . 86 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$5,811
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 83.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 32.9 x 0 inch
$5,811
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings . 85 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$5,811
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings . 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch
$4,648
Evelyne Postic
Fine Art Drawings . 117 x 96 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 46.1 x 37.8 x 0 inch
$4,881
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$6,973
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$8,135
Nino Devdariani
Fine Art Drawings . 86 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$5,811
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
Edward Zelinsky
Fine Art Drawings . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 15 x 0.3 inch
$351
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$465 $372
Michael Verlangieri
Fine Art Drawings . 76.2 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 44 x 0.1 inch
$8,594