BLASE - Ascenseur pour l’Échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows) - Original painting

BLASE© or the Art of Diversion

Discover a beautiful selection of works by the artist BLASE through our exhibition Hey Kid!, featuring recent and older pieces focused on the theme of the inner child. A poetic and liberating exploration, encouraging you to reconnect with imagination.

With Ascenseur pour l’Échafaud, BLASE continues what makes his work so compelling: giving a second life to an authentic 19th-century painting, preserved with its period frame, then restored before being reactivated through a contemporary intervention.

Onto this classical foundation, the artist grafts a few deliberate visual "disruptions" - here, the mask and the gun - tipping the image into a new narrative: what once felt comforting becomes charged, and the heritage of yesterday meets the tension of today, between timeless elegance and street-coded symbols.

The title is a key clue: Ascenseur pour l’Échafaud instantly sets a mood of suspense and irreversible momentum — as if the scene were frozen a split second before the outcome. With its monumental scale (165 × 130 cm) and strong physical presence, the work creates a true face-to-face experience: you read both the painting’s history and materiality, and BLASE’s gesture as he redirects it into the present.

Artwork Details

• Technique: Oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 165 x 130 cm
• Framing: Framed art work
• Unique piece, provided with a certificate of authenticity

Shipping

The artwork is to be collected in person at the gallery. Please feel free to contact us to arrange for its shipping.

More Information

Find the presentation of BLASE©'s work on achetezdelart.com/blase.