Jean Miotte (1926 Paris - 2016 Pignans) Untitled Abstract composition by Miotte, one of the most important Art Informel artists. From 1947, Miotte regularly visited the studios of Othon Friesz and Ossip Zadkine in Montparnasse; during a trip to Italy in 1948, he met Piero Dorazio and other artists from the "Movimento per l'arte concreta" group. In 1949/50, Miotte set up a studio in Meudon, where he made the acquaintance of Hans Arp and Sam Francis. During this time, Miotte began to turn to abstract art. In 1953, he travelled to Bologna, where he met up with his artist friends André Lanskoy and Serge Poliakoff. In 1961, he travelled to New York for the first time, where he met Robert Motherwell and Mark Rothko. Miotte moved into his first studio in Pignans in 1963 and became a member of the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles artists' association in 1970. Miotte is represented in many important museums such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Museum Ludwig in Cologne and Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Acrylic on canvas; signed on verso; 100 cm x 81 cm. Frame. Provenance: Estate liquidation of a private collection. Acrylic on canvas. Signed on the reverse.