Mar 12th, 2008
French narrative figuration prices jump 500%
According to artprice.com, paintings associated with the narrative figuration movement are at a 10-year high.
Narrative Figuration is a French artistic movement that began in the early sixties. It was a reaction to abstract art and pop-art. One of its goals was to show the contemporary reality of the artists in a complex manner. Americans had a similar movement named New Realism by art critic Sidney Tillim.
The graph provided by the art market information site shows that some of the French artist are currently riding high on the tide. Named in the article is Jacques Monory who saw his prices jump a whopping 500% since the mid-90’s.
The exhibit Figuration narrative, Paris, 1960-1972 that’ll be showcased at the Grand Palais in Paris this summer prompted that study.
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- The picture of the graph is copyrighted artprice.com.
