Artworks · Jean Dubuffet

Interventions from the portfolio The Elemental (L' Elémentaire) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 12 x 15 3/4" (30.5 x 40 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 13/16" (63.5 x 45.2 cm)

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A Loaf of Soil II (Le Pain du sol II) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 18 1/16 x 15 3/8" (45.8 x 39 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 5/8" (63.6 x 44.8 cm)

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The Wall of Tears (Le Mur de larmes) from the portfolio The Elemental (L' Elémentaire) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 15 11/16 x 12 1/16" (39.9 x 30.6 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.6 x 45.2 cm)

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Germination from the portfolio The Elemental (L' Elémentaire) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 15 9/16 x 12" (39.5 x 30.5 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 11/16" (63.5 x 44.9 cm)

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Loose Stones (Pierraille) from the portfolio The Elemental (L' Elémentaire) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 12 1/16 x 15 13/16" (30.7 x 40.2 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 11/16" (63.5 x 45 cm)

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A Loaf of Soil (Le Pain du sol) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 17 5/8 x 15 1/2" (44.8 x 39.3 cm); sheet: 25 1/8 x 18 7/8" (63.8 x 48 cm)

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Demonology (Démonologie) from the portfolio The Elemental (L' Elémentaire) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 16 3/4 x 13" (42.5 x 33 cm); sheet: 24 13/16 x 17 11/16" (63 x 45 cm)

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Forested Road (Chaussée forestière) from the portfolio The Elemental (L' Elémentaire) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 18 7/8 x 15 9/16" (48 x 39.5 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 11/16" (63.5 x 45 cm)

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Great Wall of Shade (Muraille d'ombre) from the portfolio The Elemental (L' Elémentaire) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition (irreg.): 18 1/2 x 14 3/8" (47 x 36.5 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.6 x 45.2 cm)

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Pavement of Skin (Pavage de peau) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 16 1/2 x 14 1/2" (41.9 x 36.8 cm); sheet: 24 15/16 x 17 11/16" (63.3 x 45 cm)

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Underwater Sand (Sable sous l'eau) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition (irreg.): 21 1/4 x 14 5/8" (54 x 37.2 cm); sheet: 24 15/16 x 17 11/16" (63.4 x 45 cm)

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Deterioration (Détérioration) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 16 1/4 x 12 7/16" (41.3 x 31.6 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 11/16" (63.7 x 45 cm)

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Nebulous (Nébuleuse) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 18 5/16 x 15 13/16" (46.5 x 40.2 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 11/16" (63.5 x 45 cm)

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Landscaped Flagstone (Dalle paysagée) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 12 3/8 x 15 3/4" (31.5 x 40 cm); sheet: 24 15/16 x 17 5/8" (63.3 x 44.8 cm)

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Cosmography (Cosmographie) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 21 1/4 x 15 13/16" (54 x 40.2 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 11/16" (63.5 x 45 cm)

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Dilapidated Wall (Mur délabré) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition (irreg.): 18 3/8 x 15 3/16" (46.6 x 38.5 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 11/16" (63.5 x 45 cm)

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Speckles (Tavelure) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 17 1/2 x 15 7/8" (44.5 x 40.4 cm); sheet: 24 7/8 x 17 13/16" (63.2 x 45.2 cm)

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Unpredictable Soil (Le Sol fantasque) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 15 15/16 x 16 1/8" (40.5 x 40.9 cm); sheet: 24 15/16 x 17 11/16" (63.4 x 45 cm)

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Pustulous Effusion (Épanchement aux pustules) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 18 3/4 x 15 3/8" (47.7 x 39 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 x 17 11/16" (64 x 45 cm)

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Humus (L'Humus) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 18 5/16 x 15 7/8" (46.5 x 40.3 cm); sheet: 24 15/16 x 17 11/16" (63.3 x 45 cm)

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Obscure communication from the portfolio Fields of Silence (Champs de silence) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 16 11/16 x 12 13/16" (42.4 x 32.5 cm); sheet: 24 15/16 x 17 13/16" (63.4 x 45.2 cm)

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Earthy Silence (Silence au sol) from the portfolio Fields of Silence (Champs de silence) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 12 1/2 x 14 1/8" (31.8 x 35.8 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 11/16" (63.5 x 45 cm)

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Drafts (Courants d'air) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 17 11/16 x 15 13/16" (45 x 40.2 cm); sheet: 24 15/16 x 17 11/16" (63.4 x 45 cm)

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Texturology (Texturologie) from the portfolio The Taker of Imprints (Le Preneur d'empreintes) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 17 5/8 x 15 3/4" (44.8 x 40 cm); sheet: 24 13/16 x 17 11/16" (63.1 x 45 cm)

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Dreamy Marks in Soil (Taches réveuses au sol) from the portfolio Fields of Silence (Champs de silence) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 20 1/2 x 15 7/8" (52 x 40.3 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 11/16" (63.5 x 45 cm)

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Earth Text (Texte de terre) from the portfolio Fields of Silence (Champs de silence) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

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Mitrailled Soil (Sol mitraillé) from the portfolio The Land Surveyor (L'Arpenteur) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 11 15/16 x 15 3/16" (30.4 x 38.5 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 x 17 13/16" (64 x 45.2 cm)

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Earthy Terrain (Terrain terreux) from the portfolio The Land Surveyor (L'Arpenteur) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 11 15/16 x 15 1/16" (30.3 x 38.2 cm); sheet: 25 1/8 x 17 11/16" (63.8 x 45 cm)

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Degradation (Dégradation) from the portfolio Fields of Silence (Champs de silence) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 16 x 12 5/16" (40.7 x 31.2 cm); sheet: 25 1/8 x 17 11/16" (63.8 x 45 cm)

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Itinerary (Itinéraire) from the portfolio Fields of Silence (Champs de silence) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 22 5/8 x 15 15/16" (57.5 x 40.5 cm); sheet: 24 15/16 x 17 13/16" (63.3 x 45.2 cm)

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Dramatic Soil (Sol dramatique) from the portfolio Fields of Silence (Champs de silence) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 12 x 15 13/16" (30.5 x 40.1 cm); sheet: 24 15/16 x 17 11/16" (63.3 x 45 cm)

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Stagnation from the portfolio Fields of Silence (Champs de silence) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 19 x 15 1/16" (48.3 x 38.3 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.6 x 45.2 cm)

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Shadow Play (Jeux d'ombre) from the portfolio Clean Slates (Tables rases) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 11 13/16 x 15 3/8" (30 x 39 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 13/16" (63.5 x 45.2 cm)

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Calming Bed (Lit d'apaisement) from the portfolio Clean Slates (Tables rases) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 11 13/16 x 15 5/16" (30 x 38.9 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 13/16" (63.5 x 45.2 cm)

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Groundwater of Soil (Nappe du sol) from the portfolio The Land Surveyor (L'Arpenteur) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 13 x 15 1/2" (33 x 39.3 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 x 17 13/16" (63.9 x 45.3 cm)

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Water (L'eau) from the portfolio Spaces and Places (Aires et lieux) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 18 1/8 x 11 1/4" (46 x 28.5 cm)

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Soil Element (Elément de sol) from the portfolio Spaces and Places (Aires et lieux) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 11 7/16 x 15 3/4" (29.1 x 40 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 11/16" (63.5 x 45 cm)

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Earthy Path (Chausée terreuse) from the portfolio Spaces and Places (Aires et lieux) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 12 1/8 x 15 13/16" (30.8 x 40.2 cm); sheet: 25 1/8 x 17 11/16" (63.8 x 45 cm)

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Texturology II (Texturologie II) from the portfolio Spaces and Places (Aires et lieux) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 18 1/8 x 11" (46.1 x 28 cm); sheet: 24 15/16 x 17 11/16" (63.4 x 45 cm)

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Familiar Earth (Terre familière) from the portfolio Spaces and Places (Aires et lieux) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 16 3/4 x 13" (42.5 x 33 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 11/16" (63.6 x 45 cm)

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Dilapidated Wall (Mur délabré) from the portfolio Spaces and Places (Aires et lieux) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 18 1/4 x 14 7/8" (46.3 x 37.8 cm); sheet: 24 15/16 x 17 11/16" (63.3 x 44.9 cm)

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Earthy Powder (Pulvérulence terreuse) from the portfolio Spaces and Places (Aires et lieux) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 16 3/4 x 12 13/16" (42.5 x 32.6 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 11/16" (63.5 x 45 cm)

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Ground Soil (Dispositif au sol) from the portfolio Clean Slates (Tables rases) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 19 1/2 x 13 3/8" (49.5 x 34 cm); sheet: 25 x 17 13/16" (63.5 x 45.3 cm)

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Antelope (L'antilope) from the portfolio Spaces and Places (Aires et lieux) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 11 13/16 x 15 3/4" (30 x 40 cm)

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Youth (Jeunesse) from Geography (Géographie) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 19 15/16 x 15 3/16" (50.6 x 38.6 cm); sheet: 25 1/8 x 17 13/16" (63.8 x 45.3 cm)

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Pecked Soil (Sol becqueté) from Geography (Géographie) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 12 1/16 x 12 1/8" (30.6 x 30.8 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 x 17 7/8" (64 x 45.4 cm)

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Maculated Soil (Sol maculé) from Geography (Géographie) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 15 9/16 x 12 1/16" (39.5 x 30.6 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 15/16" (63.6 x 45.5 cm)

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Gentle Enterprise (Douce emprise) from Geography (Géographie) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1958 · One from a portfolio of ten lithographs

composition: 11 15/16 x 15 3/16" (30.4 x 38.5 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 15/16" (63.6 x 45.5 cm)

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