Jean Fautrier (Tokyo Station Gallery)

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Was held at the Tokyo Station Gallery, Jean Fautrier Exhibition.

Fautrier was born in Paris in 1898, but moved to London at the time of the 10-year-old, he studied painting, such as the Royal Academy. And that liked Turner.

However, rather than Turner, landscape early which was exhibited, such as still life, Cezanne was like.

After World War II began, and returned to Paris, and was drawing a gloomy piece of dark color. Paris after the release, I will announce the masterpiece of Fort Rie, the hostage series.

Works One, called the head, the hostage, literally, like the head of a human, is expressed in the paint that Nuritaku~tsu thick.

There is also a vertical line such as that represents the nose, but it looks drawn on the folding screen picture of Japan, as well as abstract month, the image is interesting.

Fautrier, is known as a "painter of Anforumeru", but himself, and did not like so much, that it is said so.

In his later years, painting style became more simple, in the middle of the screen, place the paint to be such as blue or green, shades, from the top, painting, such as drawing a thin line, of such a feeling in many cases.