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Jean Dubuffet, Groupe de Quatre Arbres (État Définitif), 1970 96 x 100 x 87 cm. (37 7/8 x 39 x 34) Epoxy paint on polyurethane, in 4 parts ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY. The present work, Group of four trees from 1970 belongs to Dubuffet's acclaimed Hourloupe cycle series from 1962 to 1974. The works created during this period resemble familiar objects and forms and yet these works recall a fantastical parallel universe where the line between the real and the imaginary is blurred. The figures and objects of the Hourloupe cycle all emulate an existing reality or an everyday object. Dubuffet referred to them as a reflection of the tangible as it appears in the mind. It is in this context that one should experience Group of four trees.

Jean Dubuffet, Groupe de Quatre Arbres (État Définitif), (group of four trees)1970
96 x 100 x 87 cm. (37 7/8 x 39 x 34)
Epoxy paint on polyurethane, in 4 parts
©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY