313 - CLAUDE WEISBUCH (1927–2014) — "le cirque" — large lithograph — signed in pencil — numbered 139/175 — French school — 60 x 85 cm

CLAUDE WEISBUCH (1927–2014) — "le cirque" — large lithograph — signed in pencil — numbered 139/175 — French school — 60 x 85 cm Claude Weisbuch (1927–2014) was a French painter, draughtsman and printmaker. The Circus His work is primarily devoted to printmaking, through which he loved to convey, via his line work, the life, movement and character of his figures: Punch and Judy figures, harlequins, musicians and equestrian scenes. His precise and dynamic line work results in a body of work that is full of movement and whirling energy . . . He received several prizes and honours, and many of his works are held in public collections. These include the Musée du Cheval, Château de Chantilly, the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Musée cantonal des beaux-arts de Lausanne