About the artwork
This work depicts a stylized female figure, characterized by intense movement and a distortion of the body. The figure’s contours seem to blend into the background, creating a blurred, dynamic, almost ghostly impression. The use of subdued colors and hatching creates a dreamlike and organic effect, reinforcing the subject’s almost ethereal quality. Roger-Louis Chavanon’s work is influenced by Surrealism and Symbolism, with a formal exploration that evokes the body in metamorphosis.
Expert opinion
This work is representative of Roger-Louis Chavanon's body of work, which explores the identity and materiality of the body, which he depicts in a state of transition.
About the artist
Born in 1934, Roger-Louis Chavanon is a French painter, engraver, sculptor and medalist with a degree in fine arts. His works often explore the human body, abstraction and movement, playing on the transparency and fluidity of forms. He has produced numerous prints, in which he develops an aesthetic halfway between figuration and dissolution of the image. His work has been exhibited in galleries such as Galerie Alain Margaron in Paris in 2014, and at art fairs such as Paréidolie in 2021.
Additional info
Signed
Framed
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