La tortue, Circa 1975
Painting : oil · 78 x 99 x 2 cm 30.7 x 39 x 0.8 inch · Ready to hang
€1,300
1 300 €
One of the last works available by this artist
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Type
Painting : Unique artwork
Condition
Artwork sold in perfect condition, framed, ready to hang
with stretcher frame
Authenticity
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Signature
Hand-signed by artist
Dimensions ( cm • inch )
78 x 99 x 2 cm 30.7 x 39 x 0.8 inch Height x Width x Depth
Artwork dimensions including frame
80 x 101 x 3 cm 31.5 x 39.8 x 1.2 inch
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Description
This major work by Gérard Deuquet offers a striking dive into the heart of his surreal and dreamlike universe. At the center of the composition, a monumental turtle with streamlined shapes asserts itself through its majestic presence. The artist reinvents the animal's anatomy by extending its limbs into long, fluid, and arched lines, lending a surprising lightness and a suspended dynamism to this traditionally terrestrial figure.
The chromatic treatment testifies to great technical subtlety. The deep and nuanced blue of the shell, structured by sharp geometric facets, contrasts elegantly with the softness of a background with ocher and sand tones. In the background, pyramidal shapes suggest dunes or streamlined architectural remnants, reinforcing the enigmatic and timeless atmosphere characteristic of the artist's metaphysical landscapes. Through the purity of its flat areas and the rigor of its construction, this canvas captivates the gaze and invites a poetic meditation outside of time.
Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 78 x 99 cm
Signed deuquet bottom right
Presentation
Gérard Deuquet is a Franco-Belgian painter and illustrator whose work is uniquely situated in the heritage of European surrealism. A graduate of the prestigious National Higher School of Visual Arts of La Cambre in Brussels, he acquires a rigorous technical mastery very early on which he puts to the service of an overflowing and erudite imagination. His path is marked by a constant fascination for history, ancient civilizations, and mythological narratives, themes he notably explores through his artistic collaboration with the fantasy archaeology magazine Kadath.
His style is distinguished by the creation of timeless and mysterious universes, where the clarity of classical composition dialogues with the strangeness of the dream. Painter of silence and enigma, he deploys pure landscapes, often deserted, inhabited by symbolic architectures or majestic allegorical figures. Through meticulous work of flat areas and a subtle chromatic palette, Gérard Deuquet suspends time and invites the viewer to a poetic contemplation at the frontiers of the fantastic. Today, his canvases seduce discerning collectors in search of an exacting and profoundly original narrative figuration.
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