Les amants (Couple)
Amédée Ozenfant (Saint Quentin 1886 - Cannes 1966)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1930 (signed and dated)
Materials
Pencil on paper
Measurements
976 x 556 mm
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2 Willow Road, London (Accredited Museum)
On show at
2 Willow Road, London, London and South East, National Trust
NT 112446
Caption
Ursula Goldfinger studied under the French painter, Amédée Ozenfant, who was a leading exponent of Purism in the 1920s. Here, the Purist emphasis on simple, delineated forms is evident in the two-dimensional rendering of the couple. The harmony of the lovers’ union is reflected in the way Ozenfant has cleverly intertwined their lower bodies, so that figuratively (in every sense of the word!), they are one person.
Summary
Pencil on paper, Les amants (Couple) by Amédée Ozenfant (1886 - 1966), signed to the bottom right hand corner and dated: 1930. A pencil drawing of a male and female couple nude in an embrace. Glazed and within a simple wooden frame bevelled inwards.
Provenance
Acquired by Goldfinger between 1930 - 40; on loan from the Goldfinger family since 1994.
Credit line
2 Willow Road, The Goldfinger Collection
Makers and roles
Amédée Ozenfant (Saint Quentin 1886 - Cannes 1966)