Robert Combas's Felt-tip Pen

Robert Combas – 1992
Black and white photograph enhanced with white and black Posca markers, characteristic of the period when Combas was experimenting with the dialogue between photographic image and direct graphic intervention.

The artist traces vivid, energetic, and luminous lines that redraw the silhouette, hair, and profile of this iconic Black woman. The contrast between the photographic background and the white lines creates a powerful visual tension, typical of his style in the 1990s.

This work is part of the series of major exhibitions that Robert Combas presented at Strouk, focusing on the mythical figure of Josephine Baker. In this series, Combas revisits her image, her aura, her energy, blending sensuality, music, dance, and a completely free line. Dimensions of the drawing (visible): height 25.5 cm, width 21.1 cm