{"product_id":"thibault-herve-le-defile-oil-on-panel-signed","title":"Hervé Thibault, Le défilé — Oil on Panel, Signed","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"488\"\u003eA compelling and atmospheric work by \u003cstrong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"236\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eHervé Thibault\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose practice explores the fragile boundary between figuration and abstraction. Rooted in a deeply material approach to painting, Thibault constructs images that seem to emerge from within the surface itself — suspended between presence and erasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"946\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"504\"\u003eLe défilé\u003c\/em\u003e, a procession of shadowed figures advances across a dense, muted ground, their forms partially absorbed into the surrounding darkness. Rather than defining the scene with clarity, the artist allows it to unfold gradually, as if recalled from memory. The composition is built through layered applications of oil, where subtle tonal shifts — deep umbers, smoked browns, and restrained highlights — create a unified yet complex pictorial field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003eThe oil on panel technique enhances the physicality of the work, giving the surface a weight and depth that reinforce its introspective character. The figures, elongated and almost spectral, introduce a quiet sense of rhythm and movement, while remaining anchored within a controlled, architectonic structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003eSigned on the reverse, this painting stands as a refined example of Thibault’s mature language — a work that combines material richness with conceptual restraint, and one that holds particular appeal for collectors of contemporary figurative abstraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1763\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1527\"\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1530\"\u003eArtist: Hervé Thibault (born 1944) – French painter\u003cbr data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"1584\"\u003eTitle: \u003cem data-start=\"1591\" data-end=\"1602\"\u003eLe défilé\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1605\"\u003eMedium: Oil on panel; signed on the reverse\u003cbr data-start=\"1648\" data-end=\"1651\"\u003eDimensions: 68 × 79 × 6 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1680\"\u003eOrigin: France\u003cbr data-start=\"1694\" data-end=\"1697\"\u003eCondition: Light wear consistent with age; overall well preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cultural habits","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53757858447687,"sku":"ART-081","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/0540\/6023\/files\/ART-081_01_HerveTHIBAULT_Oilonpanel-2.jpg?v=1776810127","url":"https:\/\/cultural-habits.com\/de\/products\/thibault-herve-le-defile-oil-on-panel-signed","provider":"Cultural habits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}