Pierre SOULAGES - Etching II, 1952 - Original engraving signed and numbered
Etching No. II, 1952
Original engraving, 1952
Signed in pencil by the artist
Numbered 61/100 copies
On Arches vellum, format 50 x 66 cm
Framed copy, (standard shipments will be made unframed)
Very good condition
REFERENCE: Catalogue raisonné "Soulages the printed work" BNF n°2
Dimensions :
- Height : 50 cm
- Width : 66 cm
Etching :
Process realized on a metal plate using a chemical (acid) process. The artist using etching is called an aquafortist.
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.
