"Painting Ponchon Davenas: The 12 Coups De Midi"
Marie-Hélène PONCHON-DAVENAS: “les 12 coups de midi” (1990) Acrylic and collage on wood 100 x 76 cm Contemporary and abstract art. Former collection of the Clermont-Ferrand departmental contemporary art collection. Marie Hélène Ponchon-Davenas is a French artist whose paintings have been widely exhibited nationally, as well as in Germany and Spain. In his art, “what is new is hidden in the old, and the old is revealed in what is new.” For Ponchon-Davenas, it is important to create a link between the past and the present, thus opening a dialogue. She paints in acrylic, oil and collage on linen, wood or paper.