Theo Tobiasse: Fleur d\'Alcove/ French Jewish Expressionism Surrealism Terragraph
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Theo Tobiasse: Fleur d\'Alcove/ French Jewish Expressionism Surrealism Terragraph:
$1600.00
Theo Tobiasse
born 1927, Eretz Israel (Mandatory Palestine) - Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, 2012
\"Fleur d\'Alcove\"
Original Hand-SignedTerragraph*
Artist Name: Theo TobiasseTitle: \"Fleur d\'Alcove\"Signature Description:Hand-signed and numbered \"27/199\"lowerright,
Titled in Frenchon the left side.
Size:100 x77 cm / 39.37\" x 30.31\" inch
Frame:Unframed
Condition:Very good condition withno tears, rips, wrinkles, repairs, wear, paint peelings or losses.
Artist\'s Biography:
Born in Eretz Israel (then Mandatory Palestine) in 1927 and brought to Paris as a child, Theo Tobiasse created his earliest drawings before World War II.
After the war, having spent the crucial years of his youth hiding from the Nazis in a Paris apartment, he became a successful commercial designer until 1961, when he decided to devote his full attention to painting.
Tobiasse\'s style of painting is highly sophisticated. His technique is a painterly blend of surrealism, expressionism, and modern primitivism.
His themes are literary, often biblical, and at times, erotic.
His paintings seem to transcend history - fusing dreams, mythologies, biblical stories and his own past - into rich metaphors for the world of the present.
An internationally acclaimed artist, Tobiasse\'s works are included in numerous private, corporate and museum collections worldwide.
Théo Tobiasse passed away in Cagnes-sur-Mer, South of France, onNovember 5th,2012.
Theo Tobiassewas born in1927 in Eretz-Israel (then Mandatory Palestine)of Lithuanian parents. Before he turned seven, his family moved to Paris due to financial difficulties. In Paris, Theo felt like a fish out of water. He didn\'t quite fit in.
Between the years of 1942 and 1944, the Germans occupied Paris. He and his family were forced to live in solitary confinement with the constant fear of being discovered. The only things that kept Theo sane were his books and his drawings. By the time it was safe to come out of hiding, he had quite a portfolio put together.
He attributes his works to his real life experiences. He believes that because of these experiences, he has reached a place of perfect contentment and harmony. This is apparent in his works through the use of colors and textures.
In 1950 Theo moved to Nice where he continued to paint. He had his first exhibition at the Palais de le Mediterranee in 1961 where he also won the grand prize. This helped him to make the decision to quit his other career and devote his time entirely to art.
In 1960, his work was noticed at an exhibition of young artists at the Palais de la Mediterranee in Nice and he won first prize. From then on art galleries and collectors continued to show interest in his work and by 1962 Theo Tobiasse was finally able to devote himself entirely to painting.
In 1970, he moved into his studio on Quai Rauba-Capeu, overlooking the Port of Nice.
In 1976 he moved again to St. Paul-de-Vence where he rediscovered both the sky of Jerusalem and that of Florence. It was in Nice, the city he had adopted on leaving Paris, that his pictorial expression came into its own. Initially profane and close to certain bestiaries, his subjects rapidly evolved towards reminiscences about his childhood: buses that he had caught sight of on his journey to France, boats with wheels on the Nieman in Lithuania, tea kettles, the warmth of the fireside, the trains when he arrived in Paris at dawn, the smokiness of railway stations, etc.
All of these symbols were combined, quite extraordinarily, with Biblical or erotic fantasies and also with the theme of exile which had become his main interest over the previous few years.
Often visible in his more recent work, the theme of exile took on a more dramatic dimension when it began to encompass not only past and present exiles, but the fear of exiles still to come. This background subject, currently his main preoccupation, is woven out of women, children, crowds, but also candelabra, which represent the glow of hope.
Since 1980, Theo Tobiasse has travelled a great deal in the United States. On a detour, via Mexico, he discovered the impressive Aztec sites of the Yucatan, whose sculptures and engraved stones left their mark on him for a certain period. Fascinated by New York, he decided to find a place where he could work for several months every year. Thus, he now divides his time between St. Paul-de-Vence and New York.
Many exhibitions and one-man shows have been held throughout the world, providing milestones for his work that is to be found in the catalogues of many International museums.
Theo Tobiasse has created monumental works such as the fountain entitled \"L\'Enfant fou\" for the Arenas Business Centre at Nice Airport, and stained-glass windows for various institutions in Strasbourg and Nice.
He also designed costumes and stage-set models for Bernard Shaw\'s \"Pygmalion\". He has filled many sketchbooks, some of which have been published, and created illustrated works for lovers of fine books, plus etchings and engravings.
Theo Tobiasse also discovered a passion for ceramics, producing pottery and dishes, as well as a series of small bronze sculptures. Several monographs have been published on Theo Tobiasse\'s work.
His works have been on exhibition throughout the western world and Japan. Tobiasse has also worked in etching, lithography and many more mediums.
Additional Information:
Death of painter Théo Tobiasse /Cagnes-sur-Mer (France), 5 November 2012, Art Media Agency (AMA)
Painter Théo Tobiasse passed away in Cagnes-sur-Mer, South of France. He was the creator of monumental works such as, notably, the Nice Palais des Congrès and the Chapelle Saint-Sauveur-Le Cannet.
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’sThe 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.
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Theo Tobiasse: Fleur d\'Alcove/ French Jewish Expressionism Surrealism Terragraph:
$1600.00