Geneviève Daël
Geneviève Daël D e s i l e n c e e t d ’o m b r e
Jonathan Cooper 20 Park Walk London SW10 0AQ t: +44 (0)20 7351 0410 mail@jonathancooper.co.uk jonathancooper.co.uk
Geneviève Daël De silence et d’ombre
Le regard du spectateur sera toujours différent du mien, ses sensations, ses souvenirs, son vécu, ses pensées diverses feront la différence. Peu importe ce que j’y ai mis ce qui compte est ce que lui y voit. J’aime cette idée qu’il se l’approprie. The viewer’s gaze will always be different from my own, their feelings, memories, experience, and varied thoughts will form this difference. What matters is not what I have created, but what they see there. I like this idea that they will make it their own. Geneviève Daël
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Sur presque rien
The world of Geneviève Daël is one of silence and shadow; not a heavy silence, but rather a quiet stillness that invites reflection, and if her paintings are filled with shade, such darkness serves only to accentuate the exquisiteness of light. Drawn particularly to the historic interiors of Italy, many of Daël’s paintings depict baroque palaces of Sicily, the Veneto, and Torino. In them we detect the warmth of midday sun filtering through shutters, across marble and glass, and the cool refuge that these rooms provide. Others originate from her native France, from medieval castles to the ornate Opéra Garnier; all are populated by female figures seemingly lost in reverie. While their surroundings are identifiable, these figures are imbued with mystery and ambiguity. With their simple, timeless dress, it is difficult to pinpoint the era and space that they inhabit. Often they emerge across the surface of a mirror, in a reflection that is optically incorrect, and which invites us to look again, more closely. Such mystery is deliberately cultivated by the artist, who sees a painting as a dialogue between the work itself and the mind of its viewer. As our gaze lingers, our initial reaction evolves, informed by our memories and imagination, and each time that we view a work we see it anew.
oil on canvas 19.7 × 13.8 ins (50 × 35 cm)
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La Nappe blanche
o i l o n c a n v a s 2 4 × 1 8 i n s ( 61 × 4 6 c m )
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La Lecture
oil on canvas 36.2 × 25.6 ins (92 × 65 cm)
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Double je
oil on canvas 28.75 × 19.7 ins (73 × 50 cm)
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Le Miroir des songes
oil on canvas 23.6 × 23.6 ins (60 × 60 cm)
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Résonance
oil on canvas 36.25 × 25.6 ins (92 × 65 cm)
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Pe t i t - m a t i n à E m o C a p o d i l i s t a
o i l o n c a n v a s 2 3 . 6 × 3 1 . 9 i n s ( 6 0 × 81 c m )
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Délicieusement fantomatique
oil on canvas 25.6 × 19.7 ins (65 × 50 cm)
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L’Âg e d ’a i r a i n
o i l o n c a n v a s 3 1 . 9 × 2 3 . 6 i n s ( 81 × 6 0 c m )
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Jour de pluie
o i l o n c a n v a s 2 4 × 1 8 i n s ( 61 × 4 6 c m )
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Reflet intérieur
o i l o n c a n v a s 2 1 . 5 × 3 1 . 8 i n s ( 5 4 × 81 c m )
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Théatral
oil on canvas 23.6 × 28.75 ins (60 × 73 cm)
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Le Silence des œuvres
o i l o n c a n v a s 2 1 . 2 5 × 3 1 . 9 i n s ( 5 4 × 81 c m )
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La Musique des heures
oil on canvas 23.6 × 23.6 ins (60 × 60 cm)
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À l a fe n ê t r e
oil on canvas 28.75 × 19.7 ins (73 × 50 cm)
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Luxueuse austérité
oil on canvas 39.4 × 28.75 ins (100 × 73 cm)
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Une Matinée silencieuse
oil on canvas 23.6 × 36.25 ins (60 × 92 cm)
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Le Ciel pour unique horizon
oil on canvas 39.35 × 25.6 ins (100 × 65 cm)
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L’ É c h a p p é e
o i l o n c a n v a s 2 5 . 6 × 3 1 . 9 i n s ( 6 5 × 81 c m )
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L e Te m p s s u s p e n d u
o i l o n c a n v a s 2 3 . 6 × 3 1 . 9 i n s ( 6 0 × 81 c m )
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À l’Opéra
o i l o n c a n v a s 3 1 . 9 × 2 3 . 6 i n s ( 81 × 6 0 c m )
Geneviève Daël Geneviève Daël was born in Paris in 1947, and continues to live and work in Montmartre. She studied Decorative Arts at the Académie Charpentier. After a brief period spent living in London she returned to Paris, where she began to study painting independently, and worked as a model for Dior while developing her artistic practise. Her first solo exhibition was held in 1984 with Francis Kyle, London, with whom she had nine further solo shows, along with many themed group exhibitions. Her first solo exhibition with Jonathan Cooper was held in 2016. Solo Exhibitions 2002
Galerie Samagra, Paris, France
2007
Galerie du Fleuve, Paris, France
1984 – 2012
Francis Kyle Gallery, London
2016
À travers le miroir, Jonathan Cooper, London
Mixed Exhibitions 2000
The Art of Memory, Francis Kyle Gallery, London
Galerie Samagra, Private Collection, San Diego, USA
Galerie Samagra, Palm Springs Art Fair, USA
Galerie Samagra, New York Art Fair, USA
2001
The Art of Memory, Royal National Theatre, London
Galerie Samagra, Paris, France
2005
Lair of the Leopard: Contemporary Painters, Francis Kyle Gallery, London
2006
‘Everyone Sang’: A View of Siegfried Sassoon and his World by Twenty Five
Painters Today, Francis Kyle Gallery, London
2008
Mother Land, Francis Kyle Gallery, London
Rarity Gallery, Myconos, Greece
2009 - 2010
Byzantium, Francis Kyle Gallery, London
2011
TS Eliot’s Four Quartets, Francis Kyle Gallery, London
2013
Jumping for Joyce, Francis Kyle Gallery, London
2016
Jonathan Cooper, New York Art, Antique and Jewelry Show, New York
2017
Jonathan Cooper, Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show, Florida
2018
New Year, New Art, Jonathan Cooper, London
Jonathan Cooper: 30 Years, Jonathan Cooper, London
2016 - 2019
Jonathan Cooper, LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair, and BADA Fair, London
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