Félix Labisse "The Damned Women" lithograph, signed and numbered 10/100

Original lithograph by Félix Labisse entitled "Les Femmes damnées" (The Damned Women), signed in pencil in the lower left corner and numbered 10/100. It depicts a group of nine nude women with long hair and belongs to the dreamlike and provocative world of the Surrealist painter, marked by eroticism and mystery. The title directly echoes the censored poem by Charles Baudelaire from Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil), which deals with lesbian love and melancholy.

Very good condition.

Vintage aluminum and fabric frame, slightly scratched.

Dimensions without frame (visible area): 43.5 x 31.5 cm.

Dimensions with frame: 69 x 56.5 cm.

Félix Labisse, born on March 9, 1905, in Marchiennes and died on January 29, 1982, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, was a French Surrealist painter whom the Surrealists, however, refused to recognize as one of their own. Outside of André Breton's movement, he was linked in 1947-1948, through his friendship with Christian Dotremont, to the adventure of Revolutionary Surrealism. From the early 1940s, his work was recognized and supported by Robert Desnos, Paul Éluard, Philippe Soupault, and Jacques Prévert. Patrick Waldberg dedicated a major monograph to him in 1970. Alongside his painting career, Labisse also worked as a set designer for theater, dance, and opera.

Her mature work, marked by metamorphosis, explores the boundaries of fantasy, dreams, magic, and eroticism. Her female characters, with their languid bodies, smooth forms, and raw colors, evolve in a strange and timeless world.

In 1963-1965, the first blue women appeared, which would contribute to his fame: Yemanja, The Evening of December 8 (1963), Orixa, The Implacable Catechumen (1964), Maria d'Apparecida (1965), Turquoise Bath (1968)...