Soulages, Pierre Eau forte XXXIV, aus: Élégie de Carthage. 1978. Aquatinta in Schwarz auf festem Velin. 22,5 x 20,7 cm (42,8 x 32,7 cm). Signiert. - Punktuell blasser Braunfleck in Rändern, in oberer …

Informal Soulages, Pierre Eau forte XXXIV, from: Élégie de Carthage. 1978. Aquatint in black on firm wove paper. 22.5 x 20.7 cm (42.8 x 32.7 cm). Signed. - Pale brown stain in some areas in margins, very slight crease in upper left corner, overall very good. Splendid, extremely rich impression with clearly impressed platemark, drawing a clear relief to verso, with wide margins, with the scoop margin to the right. Powerful composition of monochrome effect. Encrevé-Miessner 36 - One of 200 copies. - From the portfolio "Élégie de Carthage". - Printed by Alain Lambilliotte, Paris. Published by Éditions du Regard, Geneva. - The color black and calligraphic bar lines are unmistakably part of Pierre Soulages' formal language. As a legendary representative of French Art Informel, his oeuvre combines influences from American Abstract Expressionism with inspirations from Far Eastern writing. His color palette, which had always been reduced, was limited to black from 1979 onwards following an accident in the studio when black paint poured over the canvas of a painting. Concentrating on the monochrome, the artist then explored the reflective, structural and differentiated spectrum of color without restraint, discovering its extraordinary luminosity. He created expressive depictions with an impressive contrasting effect in broad, bar-like brushstrokes against a light background. By working with a single color, he creates transcendent pictorial spaces in the relationship between black and light, spaces that unfold in the moment of contemplation. Aquatint in black on strong wove paper. Signed. - Faint brown stain in margins, very slight crease mark in upper left corner, all in all very good. Splendid, extremely saturated impression with clearly impressed plate mark, showing a clear relief on the verso, wih wide margin, deckle edge on the right. - One of 200 copies. - From the portfolio "Élégie de Carthage". - Print by Alain Lambilliotte, Paris. publ. by Éditions du Regard, Geneva. - The color black and calligraphic bar lines are an unmistakable part of Pierre Soulages' formal language. As a legendary representative of French Art Informel, his oeuvre combines influences from American Abstract Expressionism with inspirations from Far Eastern writing. His color palette, which had always been reduced, was limited to black from 1979 onwards following an accident in the studio when black paint poured over the canvas of a painting. Concentrating on the monochrome the artist then explored the reflective, structural and differentiated spectrum of color without restraint, discovering its extraordinary luminosity. Set in broad, bar-like brushstrokes against a light-colored background, he creates expressive depictions with an impressive contrasting effect. By working with a single color he creates transcendent pictorial spaces in the relationship between black and light, spaces that unfold in the moment of perception.