Armand Avril (1926 - 2025), The Sea And The Blue Mountains
Artist: Armand Avril (lyon, 1926 - Cotignac, 2025)
Oil on paper. 51 × 66 cm.
Artist born in Lyon in 1926, Armand Avril drew inspiration from African art and Art Brut, embracing their freedom of expression and instinctive spontaneity. Until the mid-1960s, he devoted himself mainly to painting and drawing before moving toward assemblages made from found materials — scrap metal, bottle caps, pieces of wood or fabric — in a spirit akin to Jean Dubuffet. His painting is marked by a vigorous line and bold, unrestrained use of color.
This vibrant and luminous composition perfectly embodies his aesthetic. Before a calm sea under a bright sky, a row of sheds or houses, rendered in geometric forms of red, yellow, and green, leads the eye toward the horizon. In the distance, the undulating outline of blue mountains introduces a rhythmic counterpoint, balancing the exuberant color play of the foreground. The brushwork is free and expressive, and the palette bursts with a joyful, summery energy.
Avril captures here the instinctive delight of vision — at once naive and intensely alive. Through its vivid palette and spontaneous structure, the painting recalls the Fauvist spirit of Matisse and Manguin, reinterpreted with a raw sincerity that defines Avril’s pictorial language.
Artist born in Lyon in 1926, Armand Avril drew inspiration from African art and Art Brut, embracing their freedom of expression and instinctive spontaneity. Until the mid-1960s, he devoted himself mainly to painting and drawing before moving toward assemblages made from found materials — scrap metal, bottle caps, pieces of wood or fabric — in a spirit akin to Jean Dubuffet. His painting is marked by a vigorous line and bold, unrestrained use of color.
This vibrant and luminous composition perfectly embodies his aesthetic. Before a calm sea under a bright sky, a row of sheds or houses, rendered in geometric forms of red, yellow, and green, leads the eye toward the horizon. In the distance, the undulating outline of blue mountains introduces a rhythmic counterpoint, balancing the exuberant color play of the foreground. The brushwork is free and expressive, and the palette bursts with a joyful, summery energy.
Avril captures here the instinctive delight of vision — at once naive and intensely alive. Through its vivid palette and spontaneous structure, the painting recalls the Fauvist spirit of Matisse and Manguin, reinterpreted with a raw sincerity that defines Avril’s pictorial language.
2 200 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Modern Art
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Paper
Width: 66
Height: 51
Reference (ID): 1443969
Availability: In stock
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