Sans titre [...sa robe d'amour de Marie Stuart...]
1941 - 1951
Sans titre [...sa robe d'amour de Marie Stuart...]
1941 - 1951
An emblematic figure of outsider art, Corbaz transposed "the ancient natural world of days gone by" in her sumptuous compositions.
Corbaz's prolific creativity emerged in a psychiatric hospital, where she lived from 1918. Her drawings reveal a ghostly theatrical world marked by youthful memories of the palace of Potsdam with the chaplain of Wilhelm Il. She gives form to a magical world through shattered fragments of her past: princely figures and heroines with big blue eyes are intertwined in a voluptuous harmony of colour and ornamentation. Corbaz's writings shed light on both her sufferings and her work, preserved thanks to her doctors, Dr Hans Steck and Dr Jacqueline Porret-Forel.
Domain | Dessin |
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Techniques | Crayon de couleur et fil sur papier |
Dimensions | 66,5 x 74,8 cm |
Acquisition | ART BRUT / donation Bruno Decharme en 2021 |
Inventory no. | AM 2021-971 (V) |
Detailed description
Artist |
Aloïse (Aloïse Corbaz, dite)
(1886, Suisse - 1964, Suisse) |
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Main title | Sans titre [...sa robe d'amour de Marie Stuart...] |
Creation date | 1941 - 1951 |
Domain | Dessin |
Techniques | Crayon de couleur et fil sur papier |
Dimensions | 66,5 x 74,8 cm |
Acquisition | ART BRUT / donation Bruno Decharme en 2021 |
Collection area | Cabinet d'art graphique |
Inventory no. | AM 2021-971 (V) |