Artworks · Jean Dubuffet

The Shadow's Feverish Pulse, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Color lithograph on paper

Image: 50.8 × 39.4 cm (20 × 15 9/16 in.); Sheet: 63.8 × 44.8 cm (25 1/8 × 17 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Decrepitude, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Color lithograph on paper

Image: 48.3 × 38.3 cm (19 1/16 × 15 1/8 in.); Sheet: 63.8 × 45.2 cm (25 1/8 × 17 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Precariousness, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Color lithograph on paper

Image: 44.7 × 36.6 cm (17 5/8 × 14 7/16 in.); Sheet: 63.6 × 45.4 cm (25 1/16 × 17 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dark Graces, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Color lithograph on paper

Image: 46.9 × 36.5 cm (18 1/2 × 14 3/8 in.); Sheet: 63.9 × 45.3 cm (25 3/16 × 17 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Upheaval, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Color lithograph on paper

Image: 48 × 37 cm (18 15/16 × 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 63.8 × 45.5 cm (25 1/8 × 17 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Silence, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Color lithograph on paper

Image: 51.7 × 38.2 cm (20 3/8 × 15 1/16 in.); Sheet: 65.8 × 50.2 cm (25 15/16 × 19 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Charm, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Color lithograph on paper

Image: 47.2 × 37 cm (18 5/8 × 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 65.9 × 50.4 cm (26 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Charm, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Color lithograph on paper

Image: 47.2 × 37 cm (18 5/8 × 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 64 × 45.5 cm (25 1/4 × 17 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Silence, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on paper

Image: 52 × 38.5 cm (20 1/2 × 15 3/16 in.); Sheet: 63.6 × 45.5 cm (25 1/16 × 17 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Secret, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Color lithograph on paper

Image: 44 × 35.8 cm (17 3/8 × 14 1/8 in.); Sheet: 66 × 50.5 cm (26 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Evening, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Color lithograph on paper

Image: 50.1 × 35.3 cm (19 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.); Sheet: 63.4 × 45.4 cm (25 × 17 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shadowed Field, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 54 × 40 cm (21 5/16 × 15 3/4 in.); Sheet: 65.6 × 50.5 cm (25 7/8 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shadow Text, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 54.5 × 40 cm (21 1/2 × 15 3/4 in.); Sheet: 63.5 × 45.4 cm (25 × 17 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dream Flowers, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 32.8 × 39 cm (12 15/16 × 15 3/8 in.); Sheet: 63.9 × 45.4 cm (25 3/16 × 17 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shadowed Field, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 54 × 40 cm (21 5/16 × 15 3/4 in.); Sheet: 63.5 × 44.8 cm (25 × 17 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Corso, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 52 × 40.8 cm (20 1/2 × 16 1/8 in.); Sheet: 63.8 × 45.1 cm (25 1/8 × 17 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Veil of Oblivion, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 44.2 × 36.5 cm (17 7/16 × 14 3/8 in.); Sheet: 63.2 × 45.2 cm (24 15/16 × 17 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shadow Device, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 43.6 × 39.5 cm (17 3/16 × 15 9/16 in.); Sheet: 64 × 45.5 cm (25 1/4 × 17 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shadow Game II, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 39.8 × 32.5 cm (15 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 63.5 × 45.2 cm (25 × 17 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Taste of the Void, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 49.5 × 40.1 cm (19 1/2 × 15 13/16 in.); Sheet: 63.5 × 47 cm (25 × 18 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shadow Game, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 39.7 × 32.5 cm (15 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 63.4 × 45.4 cm (25 × 17 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Blurred Reflections, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on paper

Image: 53.4 × 38.8 cm (21 1/16 × 15 5/16 in.); Sheet: 68 × 51.4 cm (26 13/16 × 20 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Planning, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 32.6 × 38.8 cm (12 7/8 × 15 5/16 in.); Sheet: 63.9 × 45.3 cm (25 3/16 × 17 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Light, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 43 × 39 cm (16 15/16 × 15 3/8 in.); Sheet: 64 × 45.5 cm (25 1/4 × 17 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Blurred Reflections, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on paper

Image: 53.4 × 38.8 cm (21 1/16 × 15 5/16 in.); Sheet: 68 × 51.4 cm (26 13/16 × 20 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Planning, from Les Phénomènes

1959 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 32.6 × 38.8 cm (12 7/8 × 15 5/16 in.); Sheet: 63.9 × 45.3 cm (25 3/16 × 17 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Imbrication from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 18 1/16 x 14 1/4" (45.8 x 36.2 cm); sheet: 25 1/8 x 17 13/16" (63.8 x 45.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dormition from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 16 5/16 x 15 11/16" (41.5 x 39.8 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.7 x 45.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lively Blot (Flétrissure allègre) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 15/16 x 15 9/16" (53.2 x 39.5 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.7 x 45.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Worn Work (Travail d'usure) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 1/4 x 15 1/16" (51.5 x 38.3 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.7 x 45.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Primordial Vegetation (Végétation primordiale) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 15/16 x 15 11/16" (53.2 x 39.8 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.7 x 45.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Fire (Feu) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 1/2 x 15 9/16" (52.1 x 39.5 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.7 x 45.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rough-grained Path (Chaussée grenue) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 21 1/8 x 15 3/4" (53.7 x 40 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.7 x 45.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Boulevard from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 9/16 x 15 13/16" (52.2 x 40.1 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 3/4" (63.7 x 45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mottled Matter (Texte moucheté) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 3/16 x 14 9/16" (51.3 x 37 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.6 x 45.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dust (Poussière) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 1/2 x 15 3/16" (52 x 38.6 cm); sheet: 25 1/8 x 17 11/16" (63.8 x 45 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Disparities (Disparates) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 21 1/16 x 15 1/2" (53.5 x 39.4 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.7 x 45.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Illumination from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 1/2 x 15 3/16" (52 x 38.5 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 11/16" (63.7 x 45 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Temporary Situation (Situation temporaire) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 21 7/8 x 14 3/4" (55.5 x 37.5 cm); sheet: 25 1/8 x 17 13/16" (63.8 x 45.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Powdery Congress (Congrès poudreux) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 9/16 x 15 1/8" (52.2 x 38.4 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 x 17 13/16" (64 x 45.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Japanese Landscape (Paysage japonais) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 15/16 x 15 3/8" (53.2 x 39 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.7 x 45.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Leper (Lèpre) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 7/8 x 15 1/2" (53.1 x 39.3 cm); sheet: 25 1/8 x 17 13/16" (63.8 x 45.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Geometry (Géométrie) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 21 x 15 3/8" (53.3 x 39 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.7 x 45.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mottled Text II (Texte moucheté II) from the portfolio Sites and Paths (Sites et chaussées) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 9/16 x 15 3/4" (52.3 x 40 cm); sheet: 25 1/8 x 17 11/16" (63.8 x 45 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Evening Field (Champ vespéral) from the portfolio Soil, Earth (Sols, terres) from Phenomena (Les Phénomèmes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 16 7/8 x 15 9/16" (42.8 x 39.5 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.7 x 45.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Alluvium (Alluvions) from the portfolio Soil, Earth (Sols, terres) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 21 1/4 x 15 3/4" (54 x 40 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.7 x 45.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Paths II (Parcours II) from the portfolio Soil, Earth (Sols, terres) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 21 1/16 x 15 3/4" (53.5 x 40 cm); sheet: 25 1/16 x 17 13/16" (63.7 x 45.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chewed Soil (Chiquetis au sol) from the portfolio Theater of the Earth (Théâtre du sol) from Phenomena (Les Phénomènes)

1959 · One from a portfolio of eighteen lithographs

composition: 20 5/8 x 16" (52.4 x 40.7 cm); sheet: 25 1/8 x 17 13/16" (63.8 x 45.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art