"pinagre" Henri Dimier - 1970 -

Esoteric writing composed of lines and shapes, embedded or in relief which resonate like mysterious signals.
This work is by the painter and designer Henri Dimier to whom the Bénézit devotes a long notice.

Son of the art historian Louis Dimier, Henri Dimier was born on October 30, 1899 in Valenciennes (Nord) and died on December 12, 1986 in Eaubonne (Val-d'Oise).
In 1916 he enlisted in the war as an Alpine hunter.
In 1919 he joined the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris for a year.
He went through a long social period frequenting the Russian ballet circles, Cocteau's entourage and the parties of Marie-Laure de Noailles.
From 1935 he renounced these relationships and led an almost ascetic life.

He exhibited regularly from 1933 in Parisian salons and galleries.
Henri Dimier's final period, to which this work belongs, was that of his artistic development. He then composed signs scattered on paper or canvas, with a preparation according to personal recipes, "resembling some rare marble stones with pink dominance".

A room is dedicated to the works of Henri Dimier at the Musée des Ponchettes in Nice.

Oil on canvas circa 1970, in very good condition, titled and signed "Pinagre - Henri Dimier" on the back.
Size: 16,5 x 20,5 without frame and 20,3 x 24,2 Inches with its lemon tree frame.