Edgard NACCACHE (Tunis, 1917 - Paris, 2006) Lot n° 34

Red door Oil on canvas 46 x 55 cm Signed lower right, countersigned on the stretcher. *** Oil on canvas Signed lower right, countersigned on the chassis. Provenance : Private collection, France. Born in Tunisia in 1917, self-taught artist Edgard Naccache began painting in 1934 while working as a proofreader for a Tunisian newspaper. In 1949, he took part in the creation of the Ecole de Tunis art movement. In 1962, he was invited to the founding exhibition "La Figuration narrative dans l'art contemporain" in Paris. His art initially moved towards abstraction, before settling into the Nouvelle Figuration movement. Naccache's work has been exhibited at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée Art Moderne de Paris, and his work "La Marelle des métamorphoses" is currently on show at the exhibition "Présences arabes - Art moderne et décolonisation. Paris 1908-1988" at the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris. *** Born in Tunisia in 1917, Edgard Naccache was a self-taught artist who began painting in 1934 while working as a proofreader for a Tunisian newspaper. In 1949, he took part in the creation of the Ecole de Tunis artistic movement. In 1962, he was invited to the founding exhibition "La Figuration narrative dans l'art contemporain" in Paris. His art initially moved towards abstraction, before settling into the New Figuration movement. Naccache's work is exhibited at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, and his work "La Marelle des métamorphoses" is currently on show at the exhibition "Présences arabes - Art moderne et décolonisation. Paris 1908-1988", Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris.