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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
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ABOUT
Founded in 1989 by Agnès Aittouarès, Galerie AB is located in Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris. Specialising in modern art, the gallery presents a selection of leading artists such as Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Alexandre Calder, Victor Brauner, Marc Chagall, Henri Michaux, Hans Hartung, Karel Appel, Pierre Alechinsky, César Baldaccini, and Jean Pierre Ghysels, through exhibitions and publications. The selection is guided by curatorial standards, with each work meeting criteria of quality and uniqueness. As an FNEPSA expert, Agnès Aittouarès established a consultancy and expertise office for the management of artistic heritage in 2020. She assists collectors, curators and institutions in the acquisition of collections. The gallery collaborates with leading museums, such as the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Musée de Montmartre (Paris), the Hôtel de Caumont (Aix-en-Provence), and the Musée Bonnard (Le Cannet). Active on the international stage, the gallery also takes part in numerous art fairs.
Founded : 1989
Specialisations
Paintings, drawings and sculptures from 1900 to the present day
Associations
FNEPSA Fédération Nationale d’Experts Spécialisés en Art, C.P.G.A. Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art
Fairs
Art Paris, Salon du Dessin - Paris, FAB Paris, Works on Paper New York, BRAFA - Brussels