Haas, Michel, Couple, c. 1980

Circa 1980

Mixed media on paper

75.5 x 56 cm

Signed by the artist in red, lower center

These two silhouettes are printed on paper like prehistoric motifs painted on rock. All that remains of this everyday couple is their very essence. The moving forms have been suspended by the artist in the eternity of the work.

About the author

Michel Haas (1934-2019)

Michel Haas was born in Paris in 1934. He studied philosophy before turning to the visual arts […] Michel Haas draws his inspiration from the world around him. Living in Paris, he paints life in the city: people captured in moments of life in scenes from everyday life, men, couples, cyclists, animals, men drinking, musicians, dancers, trees, flowers, everything that makes up life.