85 - PIERRE SOULAGES (1919–2022) – “eau forte XVII” – etching from 1961 – signed in pencil – numbered 30/100 - French school - reference: P. ENCREVE plate no. 18 - minor water damage at the bottom right - 56 x 75 cm

PIERRE SOULAGES (1919–2022) – “eau forte XVII” – etching from 1961 – signed in pencil – numbered 30/100 - French school - reference: P. ENCREVE plate no. 18 - minor water damage at the bottom right - 56 x 75 cm Pierre Soulages 1919 – 2022 Associated with abstract art since the late 1940s, and at one time linked to action painting and lyrical abstraction, he worked independently of any group and his work defies any collective theoretical categorisation. Particularly renowned for his use of the reflections of the colour black, which he termed ‘noir-lumière’ or ‘outrenoir’, he can nevertheless be regarded as one of the leading exponents of Informel painting. He achieved significant international success at a very early stage