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Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994), ‘Voyage chez les morts’, 1982

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:240.00 EUR Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 EUR
Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994), ‘Voyage chez les morts’, 1982
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
France, 1982
Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) – Romanian-French writer, painter and printmaker
Signed lower right in pencil ‘Eugène Ionesco’
With the blindstamp of Erker-Presse St. Gallen
Image dimensions: 61.8 x 46.4 cm
Eugène Ionesco's works oscillate between representation and abstraction; in bold colors, he focuses on human conflicts and contradictions, sometimes of aggressive sometimes of subtly humorous nature. His prints fetch up to 1,200 euro at international auctions
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This lithographic print was created for the poster for the exhibition of the artist ‘Voyage chez les morts’, which took place in 1982 at the Stadttheater Basel. Depicted is a figurative composition that shows in simple childlike drawing several stick figures with their bellies and heads designed in chromatic, brilliant colors. This lithograph was printed by the Erker-Presse in St. Gallen.

The lithograph in colors is signed lower right in pencil ‘Eugène Ionesco’. The sheet is in very good condition. The image measures 61.8 x 46.4 cm, the sheet 72.3 x 54 cm.

Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994)

Eugène Ionesco was born in 1909 in the Romanian town of Slatina, but in 1913 the family moved to Paris. Early the artist showed an interest in literature and studied from 1928 French at the University of Bucharest. Besides, he wrote poetry, articles for the feuilleton and literary criticism. After studying Ionesco taught in schools until 1938 and then went back to France to do a doctorate. After a brief return to Romania in 1942, he moved permanently to France, where then in 1948 his first play was created, which was first performed in 1950. In the 1980s, Ionesco became ill with depression, and began painting as therapy. Also many prints origin from this period. (fea)
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