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Eugène de Sala, drawing.
Art deco figurative drawing executed on paper with free and expressive brushwork in brown tones. The composition depicts several stylised human figures in motion, rendered with a dynamic and rhythmic line characteristic of avant-garde drawing from the 1930s.
Signed in pencil lower left.
Material: Paper, drawing.
Dimensions: Visual size 21 × 18 cm.
Period: 1930s.
Condition: In excellent condition with minor signs of handling.
Bio:
Eugène de Sala (1899–1987), born Osvald Lykkeberg Salomonsen in Randers, was a Danish self-taught painter and graphic artist often regarded as one of the pioneers of avant-garde art in Denmark. During the 1920s and 1930s he introduced international modernist movements inspired by the artistic environments of Paris and Berlin, including cubism, dada and surrealist tendencies. De Sala became known for his radical artistic persona and provocative role within the Danish art scene, challenging the aesthetic norms of his time. After a period of relative obscurity, interest in his work revived in the 1970s, and today his works are represented in collections including the National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst).
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