Pierre Soulages - Lithograph No. 3, 1957 - Original lithograph
Lithograph No. 3, 1957
Rare original lithographic poster
One of the few copies on Arches paper with Mourlot and Arches watermarks, unsigned.
On paper 73.5 × 50 cm
Limited edition of 500 copies
Berggruen Publishers, Paris
In perfect condition.
REFERENCES: Catalogue raisonné of original prints by Pierre Soulages, BNF #46
INFORMATION: Original lithograph poster for the first solo exhibition of engravings at the Berggruen Gallery in Paris in 1957
Dimensions:
- Height: 73 cm
- Width: 50 cm
Dimensions :
- Height : 73,5 cm
- Width : 50 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.
