Fred DEUX (1924–2015) Stains, 1964 Ink and watercolor on paper...

Fred DEUX (1924–2015)
Stains, 1964
Ink and watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lower right
H_16 cm W_12 cm

Provenance:
- Galerie Alain Margaron, Paris.
- Acquired from the gallery by the current owner.

Comparative bibliography:
- Fred Deux, l'œuvre graphique, exhibition catalog, Musée Cantini, Marseille; École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Musée de l'Hospice Saint-Roch, Issoudun, 1989–1990.
- Bernard Noël, *Fred Deux: La chair du double*, Éditions La Différence / Cercle d’Art.
- *Fred Deux: L’alter ego*, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2004.
- *Traits d’union*, Galerie Alain Margaron, Paris, 2007.
- Fred Deux. Rustling Drawings, Whispered Thoughts, Alain Margaron, Paris, 2013.
- The World of Fred Deux, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Lienart Éditions, Paris, 2017.

Note:
In the 1960s, the forms emerging from the stain in Fred Deux’s work gradually became organic and anatomical. Ink meticulously structures these appearances, while watercolor introduces color and transparency.