Bertelé bouquet fleuri, Portrait de parade (Bertelé as a Blossoming Bouquet, Sideshow Portrait) 1947

"Bertelé bouquet fleuri, Portrait de parade (Bertelé as a Blossoming Bouquet, Sideshow Portrait)" is a 1947 painting by Jean Dubuffet. The work features a large, expressive head that appears to be bursting with color and form, echoing the title's reference to a blossoming bouquet. Dubuffet's characteristically crude style, with its use of thick impasto and gestural brushstrokes, creates a sense of raw energy and immediacy. The work is considered to be a prime example of Dubuffet's "Art Brut" style, which celebrated art made by untrained artists, and challenged the traditional art world's established hierarchies.