Pierre SOULAGES ( after ) - Peinture sur papier IV., 1962 - Offset lithograph signed
Peinture sur papier IV., 1962
Offset lithograph in high quality on strong wove paper.
Signed and dated in the printing plate at the bottom left.
Published in 1962 by the éditions Peintre d'Aujourd'hui,
éditeur Fernand Hazan, Paris, France.
Printed after the original artwork from 1948 by the Atelier Lecot, Paris, France.
Limited edition.
This print comes from one of the first portfolios dedicated to Pierre Soulages;
formely owned by the succession of R.V.GINDERTAEL, french art critic and artist.
Paper size: 35,5 x 27,5 cm
Image size: 29,7 x 23,2 cm
The item is in very good condition.
Dimensions :
- Height : 35,5 cm
- Width : 27,5 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.
Offset print :
This process is the evolution of lithography. This is an improvement that consists of replacing the lithographic stone with a layer (or cylinder).
