David Levy - TEFAF 2017

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L’Ancien 1951 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower left Estève 51 Signed, dated and titled on the reverse 92 x 73 cm 36.2 x 28.7 in. “This evocation of trades or professions is a nostalgic farewell to forms of life and thought that are disappearing and to which L’Ancien remains stubbornly faithful. In this painting, full of suspense and transition, there’s a struggle between the confined space in which the man is imprisoned and the bright light coming in from outside.” Jean Leymarie in Estève, exhibition catalogue, Paris, Grand Palais, 1987, p. 172.

« L’évocation des métiers est un adieu nostalgique à des formes de vie et de pensée en voie de disparition et auxquelles L’Ancien demeure obstinément fidèle. Il y a dans ce tableau de suspens et de transition, à la matière précieuse, lutte entre le milieu confiné dont l’homme est prisonnier et la claire lumière qui vient de l’extérieur. » Jean Leymarie in Estève, catalogue d’exposition, Paris, Grand Palais, 1987, p. 172.


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