Pierre SOULAGES - Lithograph n°40, 1978 - Original lithograph
Lithography n°40, 1978
Original lithograph (2 color passages)
Printed in the Erker-Presse workshops, Saint-Gall (Switzerland)
On thick paper 38 x 28
REFERENCES: Catalog raisonné of original prints by Pierre Soulages, BNF #89
The edition has two versions, the first on vellum was included in the portfolio "Jean Cassou. Twenty-two poems", the second on thick paper, of which our copy is a part, is an offprint of the poster produced for the presentation exhibition of this portfolio. The two prints were made in the same workshop from the same lithographic stones.
Excellent condition, tiny defect on the upper edge
Dimensions :
- Height : 38 cm
- Width : 28 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.
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