The modern and contemporary art market as well as the history of 20th century art recognize in Charles Lapicque an important contemporary painter whose paintings regularly provoke enthusiasm. This enthusiasm comes as much from collectors as from exhibitions, galleries and museums of modern and contemporary art as from auctions.
Born in the Rhône, Charles Lapicque (1898 – 1988) was brought up by his uncle who took him to Brittany in the summer, where he would return for the rest of his life. He paints and draws from his youth, in parallel with brilliant studies which will lead him to the Ecole Centrale from which he will graduate in 1921. Charles Lapicque decided to devote himself exclusively to painting in 1928, but had to keep a scientific job in the study of the chromatic field, which would influence his work. His artistic activity continued and he produced works for the Palais de la Découverte in 1937. On his return to Brittany after the war, he found themes that would remain a source of inspiration throughout his career.
Borrowing from Fauvism or Cubism, Charles Lapicque creates his own gestures, mixing applications in ribbons, tablecloths, interlacing or loops, with a new construction of space. His works are surprisingly realistic in the sensations they provoke, giving him a unique figurative gestural and allusive style.
The auction house Aguttes Commissaire-priseur sells Charles Lapicque’s works at auction, obtaining very good results with high prices. The Contemporary Art department offers collectors the opportunity to appraise and estimate the works of Charles Lapicque in complete confidentiality. In 2016, Saül cherche les âneses an oil on canvas (92 x 73 cm – 36 1/4 x 28 3/4 in.) from 1973 was sold for €8,543.
