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Masterworks

Curated by Helly Nahmad and Marzina Marzetti

October 6, 2019 – June 21, 2021

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theInstallation view of Masterworks. This photo feature a green painting by Lucio Fontana pierced with holes contained in the shape of a circle. Next to the Fontana painting on the right is a large scale sculpture by Joan Miro, in an assemblage manner made of found objects later poured in bronze and painted over, we can see a box standing on one of its side, pierced on the top by a tall yellow fork. There is also a red ball seating on the box.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks. View of the lobby entrance featuring a medium size sculpture by French sculptor, painter Jean Dubuffet. The sculpture is titled (The Welcomin) L'Acceuillant and was made in 1973. It represents a human shape standing and waiving with its right arm. The sculpture is overall white but is covered with thick blacl lines, red and blue spots and stripes that define in a simple way the face of this figure. This style is the famous Hourloupe signature style that Dubuffet used in many of his paintings and sculptures.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks featuring the sculpture (the welcoming) "L'Accueillant" by Jean Dubuffet.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks. This image features two watercolors by Joan Miro the Spanish painter. On the left a medium size watercolors represent a large head painted in black with a mouth open wide and a lively expression. On the right ot os the cover of a poetry magazine, representing a black fish over. a red spot.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks. This image shows a sculpture by American sculptor Alexander Calder part of the Critter series, titled "Haute Couture" and produced in 1976. It depicts a man standing on three legs. The top part of the sculpture, including the bust and head was produced as an independent piece that is simply seated on the top and revolving when it catches the wind. On the right is a paiinting by fernand Leger, representing in a palette of primary colors, geometric forms and objects, in a abstract way, depicting an imaginary space. The painting is titled "Objets dans l'espace" and was produced in 1931, the year he discovered NY city for the first time and manifests his impression the city had on him.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks. This image features a painting by Matta.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Picasso, Mousquetaire. Buste, 1967. It shows a portrait of a Muskeeter depicted with long purple. he face is composed with many white stripes and yellow, green, purple areas. the background is yellow mustard with white and grey horizontal stripe which makes the image very dynamic.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

This is a photo of a large scale painting produced by Joan Miro titled "Femme à la voix de rossignol dans la nuit" and produced 1971. It is abstract and the rectangular horizontal canvas is composed of 3 ares each divided by a thick black line. The left side is depicting in a calligraphic brushstoke style executed with thick black line a shape that looks like the top part of a large fish, revealing a head and an eye. Theres a rectangular dark green area under that animal like form on the left of it is an area painting in bright yellow. On the right of that form is the center of the canvas shaped as a wide red cone shape with a large black dot at its bottom. On the right of the canvas, the area is divided in four very wide stripes piled up horizontally, the first stripe is black, the second underneath is a rich blue azure, underneath is the raw canvas not painted with the motif of a large star executed with thick black lines there is two dots on the right of it, one green, one purple. underneath there is a black stripe.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

This is a photo od a painting by fernand Leger, which is titled "FLes Femmes à la Toilette" and was produced in 1920. It is pretty abstract, geometrical forms are depicted in a rich pastel palette of pink, blue, beige, grey and black. We can identify a table at the center where all these geometrical forms are accumulated, we can also see two lipsticks on that table. We can perceive ta bit of a woman's face from profile with dark straight hair.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks. This image shows sculpture by Dubuffet representing four small tree on a white pedestal in the center of the main area of the gallery. They are all painted in white and covered with thick black lines, like Dubuffet's signature Hourloupe style.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY. an hourloupe sculpture by dubuffet depicting four trees

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks. This image shows a small sculpture by Jean Dubuffet titles, Group of four trees (Groupe de Quatre Arbres (État Définitif) it was made in 1970. Four small trees are standing they are all painted in white and made in polyurethane. Thick black lines are painted over the white paint to define spaces, this style is known as Dubuffet's signature style, the "Hourloupe" style.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Mastersworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masters Works featuring Pablo Picasso's painting, Mousquetaire aux Oiseaux II, 13 January 1972, 1972, Oil on canvas, 146 x 114 cm. (57 ½ x 44 ⅞ in.) Photography by Bianca Boragi. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.

Installation view of Masterworks. ©Helly Nahmad Gallery NY.