Artwork information

Category

Painting

Technique

Oil on canvas

Period

End of the 20th century

Dimensions

60 cm x 73 cm

Dimensions with frame65 cm x 78 cm

Signature

Signed lower right

State of conservation

Very good

Framing

Yes

Location

Toulouse, France

Description

In this pared-down piece, Claude Jebeli explores the fragile tension that inhabits matter. A nearly immaculate surface, suspended in silence, is brutally interrupted by a dark, uneven line—a scar tearing through space.

The artist turns imperfection into a language. Fractures, abrasions, subtle elevations in the paint—each alteration becomes a living trace, a memory engraved on the canvas. The work speaks of time leaving its mark, of wear shaping the surface, of a force that endures beneath it all.

Balancing between abstraction and Art Informel, Jebeli sculpts emptiness and fracture, searching for a fragile equilibrium between minimalist rigor and the raw emotional weight of matter.

The artist

Painter

Claude Jebeili

Emerging artistEmerging artist
Painter
Born in 1945
France

Bio

Claude Jebeili is a French contemporary artist whose work lies between abstraction and Art Informel. His minimalist paintings explore the fragility of matter: light surfaces disrupted by irregular dark lines, traces and scars that seem to tell a story of time and wear.

His approach focuses on the essential, where every mark on the canvas becomes a sign, a memory, a delicate balance. Featured in several private collections and exhibitions in France and abroad, Claude Jebeili stands out as a singular voice in contemporary minimalism.