Pierre SOULAGES - Antagonisms, 1947, signed lithograph
Antagonisms, 1947
Lithograph printed in the Mourlot workshops based on a painting by 1947
Signed in the plate
On paper of 89 x 55 cm
Very good condition, edge of left page slightly crumpled
Bibliography : The work the lithograph is based on features in the catalogue "Pierre Soulages, l'oeuvre 1947-90" ; ed. Ides et Calendes 1991
Dimensions :
- Height : 89 cm
- Width : 55 cm
Pierre Soulages :
Born in 1919 in Rodez (Aveyron, France), Pierre Soulages is a french painter and engraver associated since the end of the 1940's to abstract art. He is particuliarly known for his use of reflects in the «black» color, which he called "noir-lumière" or "outrenoir". He realized about1 550 paintings all called «Peinture» followed by their size, he is one of the major representatives of informal painting. Since 1975 the painter received many prizes (Great Prize of painting of Paris, Rembrandt Prize, Great national painting prize, Praemium Imperiale «Painting» category ...). The Soulages museum in Rodez, launched in 2014, keeps the artist's greatest collection in the world.
