Pierre Soulages (1919-2022) - Peinture Huile sur Toile

Original exhibition poster dedicated to Pierre Soulages, produced for the exhibition "Pierre Soulages and Germany" shown at the Soulages Museum in Rodez. The work represents the painting, oil on canvas from August 27, 1958, from the Pierre and Colette Soulages collection donated to the museum. Original exhibition poster Limited edition authentication donation Pierre and Colette Soulages inscribed on the back. High-quality four-color print on coated paper. Signed on the print Dimensions: 60 × 40 cm P.S: Wooden frame and matting are not included in the sale, thank you. This painting perfectly illustrates Soulages' explorations of the relationship between black, matter, and light. Contrary to what one might think, Soulages does not simply aim to paint a black composition. He builds a true architecture of broad dark bands, vertical and horizontal, that overlap and intersect. Light appears thanks to three phenomena: - Transparencies: some dark layers reveal the lighter tones of the background. - Scraping: the artist removes or moves part of the paint to reveal light beneath the matter. - Contrasts: the black masses give special intensity to the small luminous surfaces. The museum also notes that Soulages used unusual tools, notably building painter materials and instruments he made himself. This work gives the composition its character that is at once monumental, mysterious, and almost architectural. Pierre Soulages places himself among the great figures who have deeply marked modern and contemporary art, alongside indispensable artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Yves Klein, Zao Wou-Ki, Hans Hartung, Nicolas de Staël, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol or Gerhard Richter. Carefully packed and protected with insurance and delivery against signature. Group shipments available.

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