Jean Revol (1929–2012) – “bouteilles En Majesté Ii,” 1998

This work belongs to Jean Revol’s final creative period. At this time, his painting had reached its full maturity: he moved away from realistic representation to focus on texture, light, and the vibrancy of colors. The bottles become merely a pretext for a pictorial exploration dominated by the power of the brushstroke, impasto, and color harmonies.

Dimensions: 58 × 76 cm.

A beautiful early work by Jean Revol, created during a pivotal period of his artistic career. Through generous brushwork and a vibrant palette blending deep blues, purples, reds, and golden highlights, the artist transforms simple bottles into a composition of remarkable visual power. Straddling the line between figuration and abstraction, the forms seem to emerge from the light in a subtle interplay of textures and colors.

A painter from Lyon who settled in Paris in 1951, Jean Revol was also an engraver, writer, and essayist. Winner of the Prix Fénéon in 1962, he developed a deeply personal body of work, praised by critics such as Gaston Bachelard and Pierre Restany. His works are now part of major French public collections.