Galerie AB - Agnès Aittouarès

La Galerie AB - Agnès Aittouarès presents selected highlights for BRAFA 2026

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Sam Francis: Work and Influence
Sam Francis, a key figure of American Abstract Expressionism, created iconic works during the 1960s.
Untitled (1963) is a representative example of his “Full Painting and Dripping” movement.
Dimensions: 90 × 63 cm, signed and dated on the reverse.
Provenance: Private collection, California; exhibited at Galerie Jean Fournier in 1988.
Pablo Picasso: Exploring Seduction
Picasso’s Two Figures, Seduction (1953) explores themes of power and desire.
Dimensions: 20.9 × 26.6 cm, signed and dated.
The work depicts a theatrical encounter between two figures, symbolizing the tension inherent in seduction.
Provenance: Scheffel Gallery, Bad Homburg, Germany.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Classical Portraiture
Renoir’s Head of a Woman (1895) marks a return to a classical conception of portraiture.
Dimensions: 24.2 × 16.4 cm, signed with a stamp.
Rooted in the Renaissance tradition of portraiture, the work emphasizes form and color.
Included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute.
Jean-Paul Riopelle: A Period of Maturity
Composition (1964) by Jean-Paul Riopelle represents a fully mature phase of his artistic practice.
Dimensions: 46 × 67 cm, signed and dated.
Characterized by a dense network of fluid lines and a rich chromatic palette.
Exhibited in prestigious institutions, attesting to its international recognition.
Serge Poliakoff: Abstract Synthesis
Serge Poliakoff’s Composition (1966) exemplifies his mature pictorial language.
Dimensions: 81 × 65 cm, signed lower right.
The work combines geometric abstraction with chromatic sensitivity, without recourse to traditional perspective.
Provenance: Galerie Tronche, Paris.
Christian Dotremont: Writing and Gesture
Logogram: I Never Despair Before Noon (1969) by Christian Dotremont merges poetry with painterly gesture.
Dimensions: 57 × 73 cm, signed and dated.
The work embodies liberated writing, where text becomes a visual experience.
Provenance: Private collection of Karel Appel, Paris.

BRAFA 2026 - Galerie AB - Agnès Aittouarès - Selected highlights