Danse Melee a La Couleur De l'exil

Year1984

Hand SignedSigned Theo Tobiasse Top Right And Again on the Back With a Small Drawing 

Condition Excellent 

Framed without GlassGold Wood Frame 

Provenance / HistoryThis painting was purchased directly from the Artist. 

Story / Additional InfoThis is a rare and important painting on canvas by Tobiasse who painted it shortly after he got his green card and purchased a studio in New York City. It was his celebration of coming to America, one of the most important periods in his life. For the first time since he was a child in Paris Theo felt real freedom and he painted while taking in all of the sights in NY, some days walking many miles. The wonderful paintings from this period reflect this new found freedom. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage Has buyers for Original Works 

LID118638

Theo Tobiasse

Art Brokerage: Park West Artist: Theo Tobiasse Israeli Artist: b. 1927-2013. He was born in Israel in 1927. His family, from Lithuania, was hoping to find the "Promised Land" there. His past appears in his paintings. In Paris, where he and his family arrived in 1931, he had to hide during two years to escape the Nazis, but it was not enough. After the war, Théo Tobiasse longed for light. He then decided to move to the South of France. He experienced a kind of revelation with Rembrandt's The Jewish Bride, which made him "discover the mystery of material and colour". In 1961 – he was then a graphic designer in advertising – he was noticed by an art dealer, after winning the Prize of Young Mediterranean painting. He then dedicated himself to "art, with works impregnated with exile, the figure of woman mother/lover, and memories from childhood". Painting, sculpture, carborundum engraving, pastel, drawing, pottery and stained glass are his favourite mediums, enabling him to express engulfed emotions. In the 1960s he took part in various exhibitions in Paris, Geneva, Montreal, Tokyo and New York. Original paintings Wanted