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Pierre Soulages
Eau-forte XXI, 1972
Etching in colors
Starting bid:
€ 5,000
Estimate:
€ 6,000 - 8,000
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3
Pierre Soulages
Eau-forte XXI, 1972
Etching in colors
Starting bid:
€ 5,000
Estimate:
€ 6,000 - 8,000
End: 09-15-26 15:01:00 Berlin
09-15-26 09:01:00 New York
09-15-26 06:01:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 03h:40m)

Please enter your maximum bid, it will only be used to the extent necessary to beat the next best bid.
Bid plus 34 % buyer's premium (differential taxation without separate VAT statement, sales tax certificate upon request) and droit de suite charge without VAT.
Self pick-up: free of charge,
insured shipping:
within Germany 75,54 €,
within the EU countries 129,03 €,
outside the EU countries on request.


After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.


Pierre Soulages
1919 - 2022
Eau-forte XXI. 1972.
Etching in colors.
Signed and numbered. From an edition of 50 copies, alingside further copies. On firm wove paper. 26.3 x 20.8 cm (10.3 x 8.1 in). Sheet: 28,3 x 22,6 cm (11,1 x 8,8 in).
Printed by Lacourière-Frélaut, Paris. Published by Éditions de l'Herne, Paris. [AR].

• A particularly fine work with a distinctive surface texture and striking colors.
• The composition is particularly striking for the interplay of deep black and vibrant blue, and the contrast between free-flowing brushwork and light-filled color fields.
• Pierre Soulages’ etchings are masterpieces of modern printmaking.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Southern Germany.
In the family’s possession ever since.

LITERATURE: Pierre Encrevé, Marie-Cécile Miessner, Marie-Hélène Gatto, Soulages. L’Œuvre imprimé, Paris 2003, CR no. 22 a (of b) (illustrated in color, no. 24; different copy).

In good to very good condition. A few tiny, light-colored, fibrous deposits, as well as a small pinhole in the center at the top (from the production). On the reverse, there are four small strips of double-sided tape resulting from the mounting.