HéLèNE DE BEAUVOIR (Paris 1910–2001 Goxwiller) Skieurs. 1957. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right: H. de Beauvoir 57. 92 × 64.5 cm. Provenance: - Artists studio. - Private collection Munich. Born in Paris in 1910, the French painter Hélène de Beauvoir was, together with her older sister Simone de Beauvoir, an important protagonist within feminism. Where one expressed herself in words, the other found expression in the medium of painting. She experienced the social and political changes of the 20th century, fought for her education and the recognition of her profession, and campaigned for women throughout her life. Having received a conservative education at a Catholic boarding school for girls, she soon cast off the shackles of convention and sought her own path as an artist. Her talent for drawing became apparent early on and in 1928 she was admitted to the art school école Art et Publicité. In 1936 she had her first solo exhibition in Paris. In her creative engagement with the currents of the 20th century, Hélène de Beauvoir arrived at her own compelling formal language, characterised by great**and poetry, and the joy of experimenting with colour, form, and technique. In her works, she combined abstract elements with figurative depictions, showing great sensitivity for man and nature. Nevertheless, she was also interested in the social and political developments of her time and actively campaigned not only artistically but also socio-politically for equality and justice. For many years she travelled the world with her husband and finally settled in Alsace in 1963, where she devoted herself entirely to her painting. Imbued with a profoundly humanitarian way of thinking, inspired by emancipatory, social, and environmental issues, she created in her paintings a very personal vision of a more humane society, which to this day has lost none of its explosiveness or poetry. “Tous les gens qui viennent tombent en arret devant ton tableau.” Simone de Beauvoir in a letter to her sister 1960 In "Skieurs", Hélène de Beauvoir demonstrates great**and poetry in the interplay between abstraction and figuration and she intrigues and captivates the viewer in the manner alluded to by her sister Simone de Beauvoir, through an explosion of colour and form. Created during one of her most artistically important periods, the painting combines elements of Italian Futurism with her own lyrical use of colour, achieved through direct contemplation of the subject. The reflective brightness of the snow enters into a dialogue with the splintered vivid colour accents of the skiers and the sharp-edged crystalline forms of the mountain ranges. The sweeping sequence of repetitive curves and arcs immediately evokes the dynamic movement of skiing. The watercolour of the rice workers (Lot 3511) illustrates another aspect of de Beauvoirs work. Showing great sensitivity for the everyday life of the workers, Hélène de Beauvoir dedicated herself to rural genre scenes of the Algarve, where she moved in May 1940. Her mastery of sketching, the lightness of the brush and the atmosphere she captured allow the viewer to participate directly in the scene. The critical perspective on the arduous living conditions of the rural population comes just as much to the fore as the beauty of nature. HéLèNE DE BEAUVOIR (Paris 1910–2001 Goxwiller) Skieurs. 1957. ?l auf Leinwand. Unten rechts signiert und datiert: H. de Beauvoir 57. 92 × 64,5 cm. Provenienz: - Atelier der Künstlerin. - Privatsammlung München. 1910 in Paris geboren, ist**franz?sische Malerin Hélène de Beauvoir zusammen mit ihrer ?lteren Schwester Simone de Beauvoir eine wichtige Protagonistin des Feminismus. Wo**eine sich in Worten ausdrückt, findet**andere im Medium der Malerei ihre Ausdrucksform. Hélène de Beauvoir erlebt**gesellschaftlichen und politischen Ver?nderungen des 20. Jahrhunderts, k?mpft für ihre Ausbildung und**Anerkennung ihres Berufs und setzt sich zeitlebens für Frauen ein. Konservativ in einem katholischen M?dcheninternat erzogen, streift sie baldm?glichst**Fesseln der Konventionen ab und sucht nach ihrem eignen Weg als Künstlerin. Ihr zeichnerisches Talent zeigt sich schon früh und 1928 wird sie in**Kunstschule école Art et Publicité aufgenommen, 1936 erh?lt sie ihre erste Einzelausstellung in Paris. In der kreativen Auseinandersetzung mit den Str?mungen des 20. Jahrhunderts findet Hélène de Beauvoir zu einer eigenen überzeugenden Formensprache mit gro?er Freiheit und Poesie, Freude im Experimentieren mit Farbe, Form und Technik. In ihren Werken verbindet sie abstrakte Elemente mit figurativen Darstellungen und zeigt dabei eine gro?e Sensibilit?t für Mensch und Natur. Gleichwohl interessiert sie sich auch für**gesellschaftlichen und politischen Entwicklungen ihrer Zeit und setzt sich nicht nur künstlerisch, sondern auch gesellschaftspolitisch aktiv für Gleichheit und Gerechtigkeit ein. Viele Jahre reist sie mit ihrem Mann durch**Welt und l?sst sich schlie?lich 1963 im Elsass nieder, wo sie sich ganz ihrer Malerei widmet. Durchdrungen von einem zutiefst humanit?ren Gedankengut, inspiriert von emanzipatorischen, sozialen und umweltpolitischen Fragestellungen schafft sie in ihren Bildern**ganz pers?nliche Vision einer humaneren Gesellschaft,**bis heute weder an Brisanz noch Poseie eingebüsst hat. ?Tous les gens qui viennent tombent en arret devant ton tableau.“ (Simone de Beauvoir in einem Brief an ihre Schwester 1960) In ?Skieurs“ beweist Hélène de Beauvoir eine Sensibilit?t im Wechselspiel von Abstraktion und Gegenst?ndlichkeit und fesselt den Betrachter in der von ihrer Schwester Simone de Beauvoir angesprochenen Art, durch eine Explosion von Farbe und Form. In einer ihrer künstlerisch wichtigsten Phasen entstanden, verbindet das Gem?lde Elemente des italienischen Futurismus mit ihrer eigenen lyrischen, in unmittelbarer Anschauung des Motivs gewonnenen Farbsetzung.**reflektierende Helligkeit des Schnees tritt in einen Dialog mit den aufgesplitteten lebhaften Farbakzenten der Skifahrer und den scharfkantigen, kristallinen Formen der Gebirgszüge.**schwungvolle Abfolge der sich wiederholenden Kurven und B?gen l?sst unmittelbar an**Dynamik der Bewegung des Skifahrens denken. Einen weiteren Aspekt von de Beauvoirs Schaffen verdeutlicht das Aquarell der Reisarbeiter (Los 3511). Mit sensiblem Gespür für das Alltagsleben der Arbeiterinnen widmet sich Hélène de Beauvoir l?ndlichen Genreszenen der Algarve, wohin sie im Mai 1940 gezogen ist. Ihre Meisterschaft im Skizzieren,**Leichtigkeit des Pinsels und der eingefangenen Atmosph?re l?sst den Betrachter direkt an der Szene teilhaben. Der kritische Blick dabei auf**mühseligen Lebensbedingungen der Landbev?lkerung kommt ebenso zum Tragen wie**Sch?nheit der Natur. notes:*
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