The search for innovation and breakthroughs has been the driving force in Georges Mathieu’s art since the 1940s. In the 1960s and 1970s, Mathieu’s avant-garde and innovative artistic process gradually became the mainstream aesthetics; the French lyrical abstraction movement, which was spearheaded by Mathieu, became a powerful trend across the world. Even so, Mathieu never stopped looking for breakthroughs; he began a period of artistic creation full of explosive energy, later known as the Barbaric Period. Mensonges Promis (Lot 1027) was created during the mature phase of this period, testifying to the artist’s passionate creativity. This work adopts the classic radioactive composition of Mathieu’s Barbaric Period, filling the canvas with explosive dynamics. The overlapping red, blue and brown blocks accentuate the golden lights that shine from the center.

The earliest source of the current lot is the Galerie Protée from Paris. Established in the 1960s, it was dedicated to promoting post-war abstraction in France, especially artists from the Lyrical Abstraction movement. Galerie Protée held exhibitions for great abstract masters such as Goerges Mathieu, Zao Wou-Ki, Pierre Soulages and Hans Hartung, creating a long-lasting effect on the development of French abstraction art.

自一九四〇年代開始抽象藝術創作，喬治·馬修一直未停下尋求創新和突破的腳步。在六、七〇年代，馬修前衛、創新的藝術創造逐漸成為主流美學，而他領軍的法國抒情抽象亦成為世界藝壇上不可忽略的強勢藝術潮流。即便如此，馬修也從未停筆，在八〇年代開啟極具爆發力『狂野時期』，是藝術家此時創作靈感和動力再攀高峰的證明。《諾言》（拍品編號1027）即是創作於此風格的成熟時期，見證藝術家激情澎湃的創作力。此作採用馬修『狂野時期』經典的放射性構圖，如星辰碰撞般將能量擴散至整幅畫面上, 將藝術家眼中的宇宙星辰濃縮於畫布上。馬修在此作中採用一貫大筆潑灑的技巧與激昂飛揚的色彩，構造出富有活力的畫面。紅、藍、棕色於背景肆意疊加，懸掛於畫面上段。金黃色的光芒由中心綻放，將此作的能量匯聚於此。

此作的最早來源是巴黎的波諦畫廊（Galerie Protée）， 該畫廊自六〇年代創建後，在法國致力推崇戰後抽象藝術，尤其是法國『抒情抽象』畫派的藝術家。波諦畫廊曾為馬修、趙無極、皮耶·蘇拉吉、漢斯·哈同等抽象大師舉辦個展，對法國抽象藝術的發展可謂是影響深厚。