Pierre Soulages
1919 - 2022
Eau-forte N° 11. 1957.
Etching in colors.
Signed and numbered. From an edition of 100 copies. On Rives wove paper (with the watermark). 39.5 x 39.5 cm (15.5 x 15.5 in). Sheet: 66 x 50 cm (26 x 19,7 in).
Printed by Lacourière, Paris, published by Berggruen, Paris. [AR].

• One of the first color etchings by the protagonist of French Informel.
• He masterfully transfers the structure of broad brushstrokes into graphic art.
• The Musée Soulages in Rodez, the artist's birthplace, now houses what is probably the most extensive collection of his prints..

PROVENANCE: Galerie Jahn, Munich.
Private collection (acquired from the above).
From a German collection.

LITERATURE: Pierre Encrevé, Marie-Cécile Miessner, Marie-Hélène Gatto, Soulages. L’Œuvre imprimé, Paris 2003, CR no. 12 (color illu. no. 15, different copy).
Yves Rivière, Soulages. Eaux-fortes, lithographies. 1952-1973, Paris 1974, CR no. 11 (illu., presumably different copy).

In good condition. Irregularly browned and with light edges. Small, isolated foxing spots and creases. Tiny tear in the upper left corner (approx. 3 mm).
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