Artworks · Frédéric Bruly Bouabré

«ZÔ» N° 370 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«Trait de separation» N° 419 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«JÊ» N° 387 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«4» N° 425 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«N'» N° 417 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«ZRI=ZLI» N° 377 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«"é" se mariant à "o" ou "u" est presque "inaudible" et réclame« :é sonore» en orthographe» N° 439 Broé=Brué (voir "OÉ" et "UÉ" qui se remplacent en "son") from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«8» N° 429 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«ZUÊ» N° 369 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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Ces signes dits: «Deux marteux» affectent aux "sons" "é" et "ê" le "son" Eu"» N° 438 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«3» N° 424 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«CHI» N° 409 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«Ce Signe Dit: "Tête De Diable" Fait Nasiller En "On" Sa Syllabe Influencée N° 436 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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Ce Signe Dit: "Tête-de-toucan-gros-nez" fait nasiller les "sons "é" et "ê">> en "in" N° 435 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«CHUI» N° 413 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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JRÉ=JLÉ N° 399 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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Toutes les syllabes de "s" surmontées De "bafa: dents taillées" se lisent en "ch"» «Ch» N° 405 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«JRA=JLA» N° 396 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«JI» N° 388 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«ZRÉ=ZLÉ» N° 374 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«ZRA=ZLA» N° 373 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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ZUI N° 372 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«Bafa=dents taillées» N° 383 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«JRÉ=JLÉ» N° 397 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«ZROU=ZLOU» N° 380 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«ZRO=ZLO» N° 378 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«ZRÔ=ZLÔ» N° 379 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«Une Bouche Aux Dents Taillées Presente Ici Un "Large Sourire"» N° 382 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«YO» N° 359 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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JRUI=JLUI N° 404 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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CHÔ N° 410 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«JOU» N° 394 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«CHA» N° 406 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«6» N° 427 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«1» N° 422 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«La "couronne lunaire" nous révèle la «diversité des "directions" des rayons astraux» from Connaissance du Monde

1991 · Colored pencil, ballpoint pen, and crayon on board

6 1/16 × 4 3/8" (15.4 × 11.1 cm)

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«Une divine signature» «découverte le "5" Mai 1991» from Connaissance du Monde

1991 · Colored pencil and ballpoint pen on board

6 1/16 × 4 3/8" (15.4 × 11.1 cm)

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«ZRÊ=ZLÊ» N° 375 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«YUI» N° 361 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«ZI» N° 365 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«ZA» N° 362 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«Toutes Les Syllabes "Z" Surmontées De "Bafa: Dents Taillées" Se Lisent En "J"» «J» N° 384 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«JO» N° 389 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«JÔ» N° 390 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«JRÊ=JLÊ» N° 398 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«JRÔ=JLÔ» N° 402 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

5 7/8 × 3 7/8" (14.9 × 9.8 cm)

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«JUÊ» N° 391 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

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«CHÉ» N° 407 from Alphabet Bété

1991 · Colored pencil, pencil, and ballpoint pen on board

3 7/8 × 5 7/8" (9.8 × 14.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art