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The Forest (La forêt)

A work made of epoxy.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of epoxy.

Date:

1969

Artist:

Jean Dubuffet
French, 1901-1985

About this artwork

Jean Dubuffet was a proponent of art brut, an expressive, materially rich aesthetic inspired by the spontaneity he perceived in art created by makers outside of Western artistic traditions. Dubuffet had strong ties to Chicago ever since delivering his landmark lecture “Anti-Cultural Positons” at the Arts Club in 1951.

Although The Forest was never intended to be displayed outdoors or scaled up to an urban setting, it dates to a moment when Dubuffet was in high demand for such work. In 1984 a related work of his, Monument with Standing Beast, was constructed at the new State of Illinois Center (now James R. Thompson Center), designed by Helmut Jahn for Murphy/Jahn.

Status

On View, Gallery 144

Department

Contemporary Art

Artist

Jean Dubuffet

Title

The Forest (La forêt)

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1969

Medium

Epoxy

Dimensions

106.6 × 189.8 × 120.6 cm (41 3/8 × 74 3/4 × 47 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Leonard J. Horwich Family Foundation

Reference Number

1971.311

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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