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COMPOSITION IN TONDO ON WOOD. DIAMETER 60. CIRCA50
Alex SMADJA (1897-1977)
Born in Algeria, it is in front of the landscapes of Mostaganem, his hometown, that the young Alex experiences his first emotions and tries to transcribe them on the canvas.
Arrived in Paris in 1921, at the end of his secondary studies, the young artist, self-taught, delivered cartoons to the press in order to pay his bills while painting alone. He devoted himself in particular to portraiture, a field in which he excelled, to still life and landscape, which he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne and the Indépendants until his mobilization in 1939.
Released in 1940, the artist moved to Toulouse where he lived until 1943 and where the click for abstraction took place.
Definitely joined the latter at the end of the war and returned to the capital, SMADJA was one of the pioneers of so-called "lyrical" abstraction, alongside his friends ATLAN, HARTUNG, SCHNEIDER, SOULAGES, DEYROLLE, Marie RAYMOND , etc., participating in particular in the fiery debates and conferences on this avant-garde painting.
His works from the 1950s where very rhythmic black undulations leave gaps in modulated grays of luminous whites and other parsimonious colors were very successful at the time and the painter exhibited in many galleries, both in France and abroad. the stranger.
Ref: FHFHBE203U
| Condition | Good |
| Style | Modern Art (Abstract paintings of Modern Art Style) |
| Period | 20th century (Abstract paintings 20th century) |
| Country of origin | France |
| Artist | SMADJA |
| Shipping Time | Ready to ship in 4-7 Business Days |
| Location | 06000, NICE, France |
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