18/11/2025
Jacques Doucet (1924–1994) occupies a singular place in postwar art, defined by an uncompromising commitment to spontaneity and experimentation.
Encouraged early on by Max Jacob, he exhibited at the Salon d’Automne in the 1940s before joining the Surrealist Revolutionary Group.
Later, he joined CoBrA, the influential avant-garde movement dedicated to instinct, raw gesture, and the vitality of popular and “primitive” visual languages.
Doucet took part in every major CoBrA exhibition, from the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (1949) to Liège (1951).
Technically, Doucet distinguished himself through bold, abrupt brushwork and striking chromatic contrasts.
This restless experimentation culminated in the late 1960s with his pétrifications: assemblages of objects suspended in resin, a radical extension of his search for new forms.
To the end of his life, Doucet pushed his canvases toward greater scale, intensity, and lyricism, revisiting and reshaping them until they “found their breath.”
His oeuvre stands today as a testament to freedom, instinct, and the creative impulse at its most essential.
👉 Visit us to discover Jacques Doucet’s work in person. We welcome you from Tuesday to Saturday, 2 pm – 6 pm.
📌 10, rue des Beaux-Arts, 75006 Paris
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