Gérard Bouvier (born 1942) French Cave Painting, 1992

Description of the artwork

Reminiscent of prehistoric wall paintings, this substantially large work by Gérard Bouvier commands attention with its expressive presence. Across its 114 × 162 cm canvas, the outline of a galloping animal—perhaps a deer—emerges through layers of gestural marks and scored geometric lines. The composition carries a sense of ancient symbolism translated through modern abstraction.

Painted in oil on canvas and signed on the reverse, the piece captures both movement and memory with tactile surface energy and rich colour. Framed in stained wood and ready to hang.

Artist

Gérard Bouvier (born 1942, Caen, France) is a painter and sculptor known for his experimental approach to materials and form. Working in both painting and assemblage, his art often bridges the figurative and the abstract. He began exhibiting in France in the 1960s and has continued to develop a distinctive personal style that draws on primitive and organic imagery.
While his work is not widely represented in public collections, Bouvier’s paintings and sculptures appear periodically in European art auctions, admired for their tactile energy and imaginative construction.

Key details

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions (unframed): 114 × 162 cm
Dimensions (framed): 115 × 163 cm
Signed: Signed on the reverse and dated 1992
Condition: Excellent
Frame: Stained wooden frame, ready to hang