Oil on canvas "Abstract Composition", Yves Frangeul, 1964 - France

Oil on canvas "Abstract Composition", Yves Frangeul, 1964 - France. Technique on support: Oil on canvas. Title of the work: "Abstract Composition" Author: Yves Frangeul. Signed in the lower right corner. Style: Abstract Expressionism. Year: 1964. Country of origin: France. Provenance: Italian private collection. Good condition according to its age and use. Total dimensions: 78 X 95 X 6 cm. Dimensions without frame: 64 X 80 cm. Spectacular oil on canvas with an abstract and avant-garde theme, the work of French painter Yves Frangeul, dated 1964. In the work, we find a non-figurative scene, resembling a superimposition of organic colour masses through the fluid shapes that structure the canvas, and the patches that appear arranged in space. A series of planes in ochre, sienna, and yellow dominate the surface, while at the left and lower edges, two blocks of deep cobalt blue disrupt the composition. There is no defined perspective, created through very subtle and streaked brushstrokes. It is presented framed with a carved golden wooden frame featuring parallel line mouldings, the last volume closest to the canvas is satin gold, a way to draw attention to the work. About Abstract Expressionism. Abstract Expressionism was an artistic trend or movement that reflected the emotions and creative freedom of the painter, in response to the rigidity of the post-war period and the entirety of the previous figurative tradition. It emerged in the United States and Europe during the 1940s, aiming to portray inner reality, often focusing on the force of gesture, colour, and material, capturing moments that reflected the artist's identity, subconscious, and plastic intuition. Typically, compositions were not grand historical or literary representations, but fields of colour.