SOUTTER (Louis). Pencil, pen & India ink. - Lot 281

SOUTTER (Louis). Pencil, pen & India ink. Texts by Michel Thévoz and Anne-Marie Simond. Lausanne, Héron, [circa 1976]. Square in-4 format, publisher’s illustrated hardcover with an illustrated dust jacket. A major monograph devoted to Louis Soutter (1871–1942), a leading figure in Art Brut and Swiss Expressionism. The book presents a wide-ranging collection of drawings executed in pen, pencil, and India ink, bearing witness to the visionary and profoundly unique world of this artist, who was rediscovered thanks in large part to the interest of Jean Dubuffet. The reproductions reveal the full graphic power of his energetic and obsessive line work, populated by ghostly figures, hallucinatory faces, and silhouettes in perpetual metamorphosis. The texts by Michel Thévoz, a leading specialist in art brut, situate this extraordinary body of work within the history of 20th-century art. A reference work for the study of Louis Soutter and European art brut. Condition Very good condition. Slightly worn illustrated dust jacket.