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Guy NicodCubist Artist Studio With Sewing Mannequins Spools Of Thread And Surreal Mirror
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About the Item
Title: Cubist Artist Studio With Sewing Mannequins Spools Of Thread And Surreal Mirror
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Gouache on artist paper, unframed
Size: 15 x 21.5 inches (height x width)
Provenance: Artists estate, France
Condition: fair with age wear, surface creases, and fraying to the sheet edges
Description:
This dynamic gouache painting by Guy Nicod offers a cubist and surrealist interpretation of the artist’s studio, filled with objects of making and invention. The composition is split into two adjoining panels, creating a diptych-like sense of narrative.
On the left, sewing mannequins line up in profile, illuminated beneath a row of sculptural lamps, suggesting a workshop atmosphere. Rolls of fabric, scissors, and industrial tools are abstracted into bold shapes of purple, teal, and ochre, filling the scene with energy. The right-hand side moves into a more dreamlike register: giant spools of thread rise like architectural columns, while a large studio lamp dominates the foreground, its geometric beams glowing.
Above, bottles and cones of pigment stack like towers, and to the far right a circular mirror contains a surreal reflection: a stylised blonde figure holding a spindly tree, framed against a backdrop of sunset tones. This blend of the practical and the fantastical transforms the studio into both a place of labour and imagination.
Nicod’s confident use of cubist structure fragments the scene into angular planes, yet the presence of recognisable objects — mannequins, thread, scissors, bottles — anchors the composition in real-world studio life. The result is a celebration of creativity itself, merging surreal symbolism with the rhythm and colour of modernist abstraction.
For collectors, this painting resonates across multiple high-interest categories: surrealist artist studio, cubist workshop interior, mannequins, thread, and mirror symbolism. Its subject matter makes it an especially appealing work for those interested in the history of making, design, and the artistic process.
- Creator:Guy Nicod (1923 - 2021, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509316934982
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