![Jean Hélion - Équilibre [1936]](http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1695/26461789512_bd7ff0ff2d_o.jpg)
Équilibre is one of the most important pictures from Hélion’s renowned abstract phase. Équilibre is composed of a series of overlapping and interpenetrating curves, bars and lines. The innovative amalgamation of form, space and colour imbue the canvas with a sense of movement. The composition, with its vibrant over-layering of forms, ultimately demonstrates why Hélion’s work remains, as Meyer Schapiro declared, “one of the most highly esteemed and best controlled of its genre.” Équilibre belongs to the series of pictures that the artist created during his time in the United States (1936-1940), and was completed in his studio in Rockbridge Baths, Virginia, a property that remains with his family today. This picture has remained with the artist's family until the present day.
[Sotheby’s, New York - Oil on canvas, 114 x 147 cm]
