Charles BOUSSION (1925-2021) Portrait, 2009 Mixed media on print. Signed, dated and located lower right. 40.5 x 29.5 cm Provenance : Collection Jean-Jacques Plaisance, Galerie Les Yeux Fertiles, Paris. Charles Boussion (1925-2021) was a self-taught artist born in Biarritz and marked from childhood by a family separation. After a career as a perfume salesman, he turned to drawing and poetry following an accident at work. Working mainly by night, he creates works rich in ornamentation and symbolic figures, inspired by Russian icons, Oriental miniatures and Celtic illuminations. His works can be found in various collections, including the Art Brut collection in Lausanne and the INYE collection in Yaroslavl.