TABARD MAURICE (1897 1984) Sans titre [Untitled]

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TABARD, MAURICE (1897-1984)
Sans titre [Untitled]. Silver print with ink, pencil and white chalk, 3 1/2x9 1/2 inches (8.9x24.1 cm.), sheet size 14x10 1/4 inches (35.6x26 cm.), on the original mount with mathematical calculations and delineated geometric figures and handwritten numeric notations; with Tabard's hand stamp on mount verso. 1950-60

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Late in his career, Tabard explored theories of geometry as they related to pictorial space. This work, with its arcane numeric notations and recognizable triangular forms, surrounds an artfully composed image. Tabard's "majeure" (his own descriptive term) quadrant at top right counterposes the "mineur" one at bottom right. Do Tabard's equations have any scientific basis or are they conceptual elements highlighting a photograph?