Grande traite solitaire (The Large Solitary Milking) 1943

"Grande traite solitaire" (The Large Solitary Milking), created in 1943 by Jean Dubuffet, depicts a woman in a field milking a cow. The artwork's bold, colorful brushstrokes and simplified forms are characteristic of Dubuffet's Art Brut style, which embraced the raw and unrefined aesthetics of outsider art. The painting's vibrant hues and gestural lines evoke a sense of energy and immediacy, capturing the artist's unique vision of the world. Dubuffet's exploration of the everyday, mundane subject matter through a distinctive artistic lens makes this piece a compelling example of his artistic practice.