Corneille, The Bull, 1949, Oil on canvas, 36 x 50 cm

Rare and unique painting by Corneille. The work is from his most sought after period namely 1949. The painting in good condition and framed with a beautiful frame by Gehring. Size with frame is 57 x 75 cm.

The work comes from top Cobra gallery Jaski in Amsterdam.

Corneille stood at the cradle of Cobra. After the breakup of the group, Cobra remains important to him, which is especially evident in its childlike imagery. In 1947 he comes into contact with surrealist art and literature. Surrealism unleashes a new freedom of imagination in Corneille.

A trip to Cuba, South America and Mexico in the mid-1960s marks the end of his somber and abstract canvases. Corneille has no explanation for this: "It just happened." Color and movement returned to his work, making it much more joyful, influenced by the art of indigenous tribes. His work became figurative and he used motifs such as women, trees and birds.

Corneille does not make sketches or plans before starting a painting. "I start simple and the subject doesn't matter much. It's about the intensity."