Good condition.
Signed and dated on the upper on the verso.

There are faint dirt marks due to aging.

Jean-Pierre Pincemin (1944-2005) was a self-taught artist who is remembered for a research-based practice that focussed on the material properties and conceptual impact of painting. Pincemin was born in Paris and began working as an art critic in the 1960s before being encouraged by the gallerist Jean Fournier to develop an artistic practice. This led to a solo show in 1968 that saw Pincemin present gestural paintings created without traditional brushes, instead marks were produced by bricks, corrugated iron, or wire mesh. Shortly after this, Pincemin became a member of the renowned French art movement Supports/Surfaces, which explored the supporting structural materials of painting and sculpture.

Following the success of the Supports/Surfaces movement, Pincemin continued to question the methods of paintings, and challenge the integrity of the painted surface with a new series of work. From 1973, Pincemin developed works, like this piece, where multiple canvas fabrics were carefully dyed in varying shades before being cut out and arranged into rectangular forms. These connected forms create a singular work and yet are each created individually. The formulation of the final painting invites the viewer to consider the experience of each color in its production and each elements’ relationship towards the other. These experimental works allowed Pincemin to comprehensively explore the structure of artistic expression and interrogate the significance of each physical component.

Gallery Yamaguchi, Osaka

“Jean-Pierre Pincemin”, Gallery Yamaguchi, 1989, cover page

“Jean-Pierre Pincemin”, June 19 - July 8, 1989, Gallery Yamaguchi, Osaka