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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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Painting, Mad doctor, Jack The Killer

Jack The Killer

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€50

Painting, crazy king, Jack The Killer

Jack The Killer

Painting . 28.5 x 28 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.2 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€50

Painting, Devil dog, Jack The Killer

Jack The Killer

Painting . 39 x 23 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.4 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

€50

Painting, The demon, Jack The Killer

Jack The Killer

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€50

Painting, Visage fendu, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 58 x 53 x 2 cm Painting . 22.8 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch

€890

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

€190 €152

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

€190 €152

Painting, Character, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

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

€250 €200

Painting, Character, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

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

€250 €200

Painting, Visage partagé, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 47 x 32 x 3 cm Painting . 18.5 x 12.6 x 1.2 inch

€630

Painting, Illusion, Ziv Lahat

Ziv Lahat

Painting . 20 x 15 x 3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch

€700

Painting, Fissures, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 125 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 49.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,750

Fine Art Drawings, Je bois la vie, Maï

Maï

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€400

Painting, Love cats, PickWick

PickWick

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€750

Painting, Abstract Pow 2015, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Painting, Tags and abstract, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Fine Art Drawings, Siddhartha # 2, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€700 €560

Painting, Crash, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 33 x 27 x 3 cm Painting . 13 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

€480

Painting, Cohabitation, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 30 x 27 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

€480

Fine Art Drawings, Je vis la nuit, Maï

Maï

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€400

Sculpture, Yao, Aurel

Yao

Aurel

Sculpture . 24 x 12 x 2 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 4.7 x 0.8 inch

€120

Sculpture, A Giraffe, PickWick

PickWick

Sculpture . 31 x 11 x 4 cm Sculpture . 12.2 x 4.3 x 1.6 inch

€300

Painting, New IX, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€460

Painting, New VIII, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€460

Painting, TDC V, Seb Paul Michel

Seb Paul Michel

Painting . 53 x 57 x 1 cm Painting . 20.9 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch

€450

Fine Art Drawings, Lever les yeux, Maï

Maï

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€400

Sculpture, Avishai Color, PickWick

PickWick

Sculpture . 52 x 21 x 15 cm Sculpture . 20.5 x 8.3 x 5.9 inch

€400

Painting, La meute dansante, PickWick

PickWick

Painting . 65 x 45 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Feline Prowls, PickWick

PickWick

Painting . 65 x 45 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Naturalborn, PickWick

PickWick

Painting . 65 x 45 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, A feline roams, PickWick

PickWick

Painting . 65 x 45 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€300

Sculpture, U Ghjattu, PickWick

PickWick

Sculpture . 27 x 20 x 7 cm Sculpture . 10.6 x 7.9 x 2.8 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Too much, Maï

Maï

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Sidération 2, Maï

Maï

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Tiger 02, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 13.8 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Auguste de Clervaux, Andy Berrend

Andy Berrend

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€280 €210

Fine Art Drawings, Folie Douce, Maï

Maï

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Gaïa, Maï

Maï

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Mamographie, Brigitte Derbigny

Brigitte Derbigny

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€350

Fine Art Drawings, Mange ta main, Brigitte Derbigny

Brigitte Derbigny

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

€350

Fine Art Drawings, Linda de Clervaux, Andy Berrend

Andy Berrend

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€280 €210