Fred DEUX (1924–2015) Tâche, 1962 Lacquer on paper Signed and...

Fred DEUX (1924–2015)
Tâche, 1962
Lacquer on paper
Signed and dated lower right
H_24 cm W_19 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 éditeur, Paris, 2013.
- The World of Fred Deux, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Lienart Éditions, Paris, 2017.

Note:
The “stain” plays a central role in Fred Deux’s creative process: it is less a motif than a starting point, a primal form from which the image can develop freely. The year 1962 was significant for the artist, who held a solo exhibition that year at the Galerie Daniel Cordier in Paris.