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Throughout his life, J.D. gathered a fine collection of primitive objects by which he liked to be surrounded when he painted. As soon as 1944, Olivier Le Corneur permitted him to become acquainted with them. Antiques, in particular Egyptian ones were to be found in the studio of the rue Daguerre, whereas the African art collection was kept in the big studio of Gordes. Facing the latter, there was the house restored in 1962 (including a small studio where he would sometimes work at night or in periods of intense cold) that hosted mainly pre-Columbian ceramics. Finally, the studio of Munich was adomed with Bavarian traditional furniture and a fine collection of regional baroque objects. |
J.D. even lent 3 items of his collection to the 1967 exhibition of the Musée de I'Homme in Paris called " Primitive art in artists'studios ", i.e an anthropomorphic statuette in stone of Mezcala style (n° 23), a Byeri reliquary figure (n° 60) and a big Baule bel mask (n° 67). When he was interviewed about his " motivations " by the editor of the catalogue for the exhibition, J.D. answered: " I am equally concerned by any object having an artistic value, whatever civilization it may belong to. Above all, what appeals to me, is the way relief and the hollowedout parts are produced, but the meaning of the object does not interest me. " | ||||||
