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Carnaval II
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JEAN-MICHEL ATLAN (1913 - 1960)
Carnaval II
signed and dated 'Atlan 48' (lower right); signed again, dated and inscribed '1948 Peinture - Le carnaval' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 32 1/8 in. (100 x 81.7 cm.)
Painted in 1948
Carnaval II
signed and dated 'Atlan 48' (lower right); signed again, dated and inscribed '1948 Peinture - Le carnaval' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 32 1/8 in. (100 x 81.7 cm.)
Painted in 1948
Provenance
Private collection, London, by whom acquired directly from the artist, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
A. Jorn (ed.), Atlan, Copenhagen, 1950 (illustrated p. 9).
Cimaise, 4th series, no. 3, Paris, January - February 1957 (illustrated p. 13).
J. Polieri, Atlan, catalogue raisonné of the complete works, Paris, 1996, no. 96 (illlustrated p. 189).
Cimaise, 4th series, no. 3, Paris, January - February 1957 (illustrated p. 13).
J. Polieri, Atlan, catalogue raisonné of the complete works, Paris, 1996, no. 96 (illlustrated p. 189).
Exhibited
Eastbourne, The Tower Art Gallery, The Margulies Collection, November 1960, no. 9; this exhibition later travelled to Southampton, Southampton Art Gallery; Cardiff, The National Museum of Wales; Aberdeen, The Art Gallery; Kelvingrove, Glasgow, The Art Gallery and Museum; Kingston-upon-Hull, Ferens Art Gallery; Birmingham, City Museum and Art Gallery and to Liverpool, Walter Art Gallery, July 1961.
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Atlan, January - March 1963, no. 11.
Glasgow, The Art Gallery and Museum, Jewish Art, September - October 1979, no. 6 (illustrated).
Nantes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Atlan, premières périodes 1940 - 1954, April - May 1986 (illustrated p. 82).
London, The Barbican Art Gallery, Jewish Experience in the Art of the 20th Century: Chagall to Kitaj, October 1990 - January 1991.
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Atlan, January - March 1963, no. 11.
Glasgow, The Art Gallery and Museum, Jewish Art, September - October 1979, no. 6 (illustrated).
Nantes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Atlan, premières périodes 1940 - 1954, April - May 1986 (illustrated p. 82).
London, The Barbican Art Gallery, Jewish Experience in the Art of the 20th Century: Chagall to Kitaj, October 1990 - January 1991.
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