Aloïse's World
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Dolly Cup - Pierre Gautier, ca 1962 © Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne -
Marie-Christine, between 1925 and 1941 Collection de l’Art Brut, Lausanne -
Lit à la de Coppet, September 1949 © Galerie Krugier & Cie, Genève -
Materdolorosa, 1922 © Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne -
Fleurir l’Amérique Président Stubborn, 1951-1960 © Collection Antoine de Galbert, Paris -
Papesse des étudiant, 1924-1941 © Collection Steck -
Bâton magique de la pêche miraculeuse, between 1951 and 1960 Collection de l’Art Brut, Lausanne -
Abbé Bovet, between 1960 and 1963 © Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne -
Dans le riche manteau du Bon-Enfant, 1941-1951 © Kunstmuseum Solothurn -
Lit de Napoléon (pages from a drawing book), between 1941 and 1951 Collection de l’Art Brut, Lausanne -
Bal tango Hôtel Rosière, 1960-1963 © Kunstmuseum Solothurn -
Enlèvement d’une mariée de Gaule, ca 1917 Collection de l’Art Brut, Lausanne
Confined in an asylum at the age of 32 because of her schizophrenia, Aloïse Corbaz (1886-1964) started to write and draw shortly after entering hospital. Her exuberant imagination and her talent made her a reference in the world of Art Brut.
This content was published on August 13, 2012 - 11:00
She produced hundreds of works in different shapes and sizes (individual drawings and paintings, notebooks, scrolls several metres in length). She used black lead, coloured pencils and wax crayons, and liked to cover the entire surface of both sides of whatever material she was using.
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