Splendor

Accession Number
2009/2.8

Title
Splendor

Artist(s)
Jean Dubuffet

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1959

Medium & Support
lithograph on paper

Dimensions
26 in x 19 7/8 in (66.04 cm x 50.48 cm);19 3/4 in x 14 15/16 in (50.17 cm x 37.94 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. Adelson

Label copy
Recent Acquisitions Part II
March 31-August 5, 2012
Jean Dubuffet
France, 1901–1985
Faste
1959
Lithograph in color on paper
Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. Adelson, 2009/2.8

Subject matter
This print is one of 362 lithographs, sorted into 24 albums, done by Dubuffet during the years 1957-1962, titled "Les Phénomènes". He used this massive series of lithographs to experiment with techniques such as mixing incompatible inks, adding acid to the zinc plate, and combining previously used black and white plates to create color prints. The portfolios represent his idea of an alternate universe and exploration of natural forces. "Faste" (meaning "splendor") was done in August 1959 and included in "Spectacles", the seventh album of this series.

Physical Description
This print is a vertical rectangle in tones of grey, brown, and beige in a speckled pattern throughout that looks like the surface of rock or dried mud.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Abstract Imagist
lithographs
natural phenomena
texture (physical attribute)

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