Two Framed Marker on Paper Towel Works Made in Paris, Signed Hugh Weiss

Description: This is a framed set of two marker on paper towel works of art which were made in Paris and signed by American artist Hugh Weiss (1925-2007). He was living in Paris and drew these two works for my parents, who were his friends, in 1983 and 1984. in 2015, following the solo presentations of collections from Parisian artists (Jean Dupuy, Claude Garache, Pierre Henry, Raymond Mason, Georges Noel, Niele Toroni), the Musee dArt moderne de la Ville de Paris acquired six works by Hugh Weiss donated by the artist"s widow, the photographer Sabine Weiss. This donation is shown alongside a selection of works on paper, as well as photographs taken by Sabine Weiss, the artist"s notebooks, and the very first drawings of Niki de Saint Phalle, whom Weiss initiated into painting in the 1950s. She is actually having an exhibit at the Centre Pompidou-Beaubourg in Paris 20 June 2018 - 15 October 2018. Hugh Weiss (1925-2007), an American painter who moved to Paris in 1948, married Sabine Weber in 1950 and spent the rest of his life in the capital. Weiss pursued an independent trajectory while participating in many significant exhibitions, including Mythologies quotidiennes II''at the Musee dArt moderne in 1977. He contributed to the revival of free form figurative painting, working outside of any conceptual tendencies or groups. Today, his paintings are held in numerous museum collections in France and abroad. The Musee dArt moderne, which acquired one of the artist"s works in 1981, has now chosen to highlight the final years of his career. While battling the illness that would eventually claim his life, Weiss underwent a vital rejuvenation in his painting, which took up recurring themes from his work such as river travel, Charon, boats, self portraiture, octopi and other strange animals a tragic and dramatic blast of momentum, not without gentle humour, in the face of his imminent death. Like Charon, Hugh Weiss invites us on a veritable crossing of the Styx. These 2 pieces were actually made "on site" for my parents in Paris.

Price: 880 USD

Location: Petaluma, California

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