Facsimile of critical theory text by famed French critic Michel Tapié, originally published by Gabriel-Giraud and Son, 1952. Republished on the occasion of the exhibition "Quelque Chose de Très Mystérieux : Intuitions Esthétiques de Michel Tapié," 1994. Artists include Karel Appel, François Arnal, Maurice Baskine, Victor Brauner, Camille Bryen, Reg Butler, Giuseppe Capogrossi, Gianni Dova, Jean Dubuffet, Étienne-Martin, Claire Falkenstein, Jean Fautrier, Sam Francis, Ruth Francken, André Gillet, Joseph Glasco, René Guiette, Hans Hartung, Hans Hofmann, Willem de Kooning, Slavko Kopac, Marino Marini, Georges Mathieu, Roberto Matta, Philip Martin, Henri Michaux, Alfonso Angel Ossorio, Eduardo Paolozzi, Jackson Pollock, Germaine Richier, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Maurice Ronet, Mark Rothko, Iaroslav Serpan, Mario Sironi, Pierre Soulages, Graham Sutherland, Michel Tapié, Mark Tobey, Raoul Ubac, and Wolfgang Wols. Features text by Tapié, reproductions of selected works, a biography of the author, and a catalog of the included pieces. Texts in French.