(Drivebycuriosity) - Manhattan`s Lower East Side is slowly degenerating into a party district with a legion of fast food places & other dives. But there are still some fine art galleries, albeit fewer than some years ago. The French/American Gallery Perrotin on Orchard Street belongs to the stalwarts. I frequently see amazing shows there.
The other day I enjoyed there an exhibition with wall-filling paintings by the French artist Georges Mathieu (1921-2012), significant contributor to the development of post-war abstraction. The art dealer displayed works created over 3 decades. Some of them look like cosmic explosions. Above you can see "Paris, Capital of the Arts" (1965, 300 × 900 cm | 118 1/8 × 354 5/16 inch, oil on canvas) and details of it.
Above follows "The Victory of Denain" (1963
Oil on canvas 275 × 700 cm | 108 1/4 × 275 9/16 inch
Unique) with detail shots.
Above you can see "Matta Salums" (1978
oil on canvas, 250 × 600 cm | 98 7/16 × 236 1/4 inch
Unique).
Above you can see "Tsimian" (1951, Oil on wood,
120 × 160 cm | 47 1/4 × 63 inch, Unique) followed by "Hugues de Payens fonde l’ordre du Temple" (1958); "First Avenue" (1957) & "La Bulle « Omne datum optimum »" (1958).
I am grateful that I could see this magnificent exhibition for free and could make pics there.
To be continued
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