Gérard Schlosser
GÉRARD SCHLOSSER "UNE HISTOIRE DE FOUS" 1995
Gérard Schlosser (1931-2022) is a renowned French artist celebrated for his hyperrealist figurative paintings that capture cinematic, and often erotic, private moments.
Timeless and evocative, Schlosser's oeuvre is characterized by decisive, close-cropped compositions that elevate candid interactions into vivid and provocative scenes. The artist allows banal moments from daily life to become complex and layered voyeuristic scenes.
Schlosser's mastery as a colorist is the cornerstone of his practice. The intensity and sensuality of his canvases are accelerated by lustrous palettes and bold, flat planes of color.
In this work, the artist presents an image segment of two women reclining horizontally, in opposite directions, across the canvas. Their limbs and forms are fragmented by tight framing, pushing the composition into a nearly abstract realm. The painting demands the viewer to decipher what is being presented. The more the viewer engages with the artwork, the more of the erotic possibilities are revealed; an erect nipple, a small mysterious book, a hand above an exposed nipple, a fuzzy ochre bedspread...
Today, Schlosser's work can be found in prominent collections across the globe including Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam), to name a few.
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"Une Histoire de Fous"
1995
Oil on canvas
Signed, dated, and titled by the artist, verso
31.5"H 31.5"W (work)
33.5"H 33.5"W (framed)
Very good condition
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