Sale: 22 / Online Sale, May 15. 2023
Lot 122002344

122002344
Pierre Soulages
Ohne Titel (Eau-forte V), 1957.
Etching in colors
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 10,300 Sold:
€ 11,500 / $ 11,845 (incl. surcharge)
Ohne Titel (Eau-forte V). 1957.
Etching in colors with aquatint.
Gatto 5. Signed and numbered. From an edition of 100 copies. On BFK Rives wove paper (with watermark). 43.7 x 58.8 cm (17.2 x 23.1 in). Sheet: 50,5 x 65,7 cm (19,9 x 25,9 in).
Printed and published by Atelier Lacourière, Paris (with the embossing stamp). [JS].
• This is one of the earliest color etchings by the lately deceased protagonist of French Informalism.
• On his quest for non-figurative painting, Soulage pursued a gestural-intuitive style in the 1950s.
• In "Eau-forte V", Soulage transferred the structure of the broad brushstroke to the print medium with great mastery.
• Paintings and prints from the important 1950s are part of the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich.
Private collection (acquired from the above).
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Etching in colors with aquatint.
Gatto 5. Signed and numbered. From an edition of 100 copies. On BFK Rives wove paper (with watermark). 43.7 x 58.8 cm (17.2 x 23.1 in). Sheet: 50,5 x 65,7 cm (19,9 x 25,9 in).
Printed and published by Atelier Lacourière, Paris (with the embossing stamp). [JS].
• This is one of the earliest color etchings by the lately deceased protagonist of French Informalism.
• On his quest for non-figurative painting, Soulage pursued a gestural-intuitive style in the 1950s.
• In "Eau-forte V", Soulage transferred the structure of the broad brushstroke to the print medium with great mastery.
• Paintings and prints from the important 1950s are part of the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich.
Private collection (acquired from the above).
To view artwork condition please click on the high-definition images and use the zoom function.
122002344
Pierre Soulages
Ohne Titel (Eau-forte V), 1957.
Etching in colors
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 10,300 Sold:
€ 11,500 / $ 11,845 (incl. surcharge)