Pierre SOULAGES: Lithograph 2, Lithograph and stencil
Lithograph 2, 1957
Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet process) after a lithograph by the artist
Unsigned
On thick paper 20 x 11 cm
Limited edition of 1500 copies, unnumbered
INFORMATION: Printed in the Jacomet workshops for the catalog published on the occasion of an exhibition of gouaches and engravings by Soulages organized at the Galerie Berggruen with the assistance of the Galerie de France. A second print on the back of the sheet.
Excellent condition
Stencil :
The stencil is a printing technique made using a cover (in zinc for example) that prevents paint or ink from flowing. The stencil is then applied to the printed proof by etching, lithography, screen printing or phototyping. Many stencils must be traced and cut to obtain an accurate reproduction of the work.
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.
