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Materials:
oil on canvas
Size Notes:
35 x 27,5 cm; 13 x 10? in.
Edition:
Carafe by Amde Ozenfant is certainly the most emblematic masterpiece of the artist's entire oeuvre and the ultimate purist work. Painted in 1918, at the beginning of the collaboration between Amde Ozenfant and Le Corbusier, Carafe shows all the characteristics of the Purist movement, created in the same year by both artists: the simplicity of the composition, the absence of details around the subject, the choice of the subject itself, taken from everyday industrial objects, and the contrasting colour palette. The very composition of the painting brings a symbolic dimension to this exceptional work. The jug, with its simple, clear lines, is located in the middle of the canvas. It is the only figurative element in the painting. Only straight lines, horizontal, vertical and diagonal, run from the subject outwards, accentuating the depth of the composition and defining the space around the object. The contrasts between the colours delimited by the lines and the choice of the palette itself give this work an almost three-dimensional feel. The palette of deep blacks, white, ochre and green, brings a special luminosity to the central subject.
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Markings:
signed ozenfant (lower right)
Condition:
This work has been examined framed. The canvas is not lined. Examination under UV light reveals intermittent small lines and dots of retouching along the extreme edges and towards the lower right corner. There are a few small lines of craquelure associated with retouching visible under UV light towards the lower right corner. There are webs of minor craquelure throughout the composition, most predominately away from the central bottle and not visually distracting. This work is in overall good condition. Please note: Condition XVI of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. (Veuillez noter que l'Article XVI des Conditions Gnrales de Vente applicables aux Acheteurs (Ventes Effectues Exclusivement en Ligne) n'est pas applicable pour ce lot.) The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.
Exhibited:
Paris, Galerie Druet, Ozenfant et Jeanneret, Peintures puristes, 1921 Paris, Galerie Katia Granoff, Amde Ozenfant, 1966, no. 41 Saint-Quentin, Muse Antoine Lcuyer (& travelling in Mulhouse, Besanon and Mcon), Amde Ozenfant, 1985-86, no. 25, illustrated in the catalogue p. 89 (dated 1918-19) Cannes, La Malmaison, Ozenfant, Regard sur la Modernit, 1997, illustrated in the catalogue p. 39 (dated 1918-19) Geneva, Galerie Artvera's, Serge Charchoune, 2009, illustrated in the catalogue p. 27 Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Le Corbusier and 20th Century Art, 2013, no. 8 Paris, Galerie Zlotowski, Purisme et Esprit Nouveau, Le Corbusier et Ozenfant, 2014, no. 3, illustrated in the catalogue p. 51 Paris, Centre Pompidou, Muse National d'Art Moderne, Le Corbusier, Mesures de l'Homme, 2015, no. 2, illustrated in the catalogue p. 48 Tokyo, The National Nuseum of Western Art, The Corbusier and the age of purism, 2019, no. 16, illustrated in the catalogue fig. 9 p. 53 and np.
Literature:
Franoise Ducros, "Ozenfant et l'esthtique puriste", in Les Cahiers du Muse national d'art moderne, Paris, 1983, no. 12, no. 9, illustrated p. 276 (dated 1918-19) Franoise Ducros, Amde Ozenfant, Paris, 2002, no. 29, illustrated p. 41 (dated 1918-19) Jan de Heer, The Architectonic Colour : Polychromy in the Purist architecture of Le Corbusier, Rotterdam, 2009, illustrated p. 56 (dated 1918-19) Pierre Gungan, Amde Ozenfant 1886-1966, Catalogue raisonn de l'uvre peint, Saint-Alban, 2012, no. 1918/008, illustrated pp. 61 & 369 Pierre Gungan, Le purisme & son influence internationale, Saint-Alban, 2020, illustrated pp. 47 & 137
Provenance:
Galerie Katia Granoff, Paris Galerie Zlotowski, Paris