Ripolin can in the foreground. La Californie, Cannes 1958. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Ripolin can in the foreground. La Californie, Cannes 1958.

In the studio at the villa La Californie in Cannes, 1958, a tall, vertical painting of a stylized human figure stands as the central focus. Rendered in a muted palette, the abstract, modernist work features an elongated body with a mask-like face and simplified hands resting on its hips. The surrounding creative space is revealed by a cluttered table holding numerous open paint cans, including one for Ripolin in the foreground. Bright, natural light from a window illuminates other canvases leaning against the wall, capturing an intimate, in-progress view.


Artworks:

  • "Deux personnages debout III"; Zervos.XVIII:38 (half of the picture)
  • Abbreviations: see Bibliography


Keywords:

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Filename:

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