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Pierre Alechinsky (b. 1927), Color Lithograph, ‘Samedi‘, 1998

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:800.00 EUR Estimated At:1,280.00 - 1,600.00 EUR
Pierre Alechinsky (b. 1927), Color Lithograph, ‘Samedi‘, 1998
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
France, Paris, 1998
Pierre Alechinsky (b. 1927) - Belgian artist and member of the artist group CoBrA
Signed in pencil lower right ‘Alechinsky’
Titled in pencil lower center ‘Samedi’
Numbered and dated in pencil lower left ‘12/90 1998’
Embossed stamp lower right ‘Atelier Clot, Paris’
From the series ‘Une Bonne Semaine’, published by Éditions Atelier Clot, Paris
Image dimensions: 46 x 46.5 cm
Very good condition
Pierre Alechinsky is a member of the artist group CoBrA; lithographs in colors by Pierre Alechinsky fetch up to 5,000 euro on the international auction market

The is a lithograph in colors by the Belgian artist and member of the artist group CoBrA, Pierre Alechinsky (b. 1927). The work is titled ‘Samedi’ and dates to 1998. Depicted is a strongly abstracted composition of black outlined forms and figures on a light blue background. It originates from the series ‘Une Bonne Semaine’, published by Éditions Atelier Clot, Paris.



The color lithograph is signed in pencil lower right ‘Alechinsky’, titled in pencil lower center ‘Samedi, numbered and dated in pencil lower left ‘12/90 1998’. This lithograph in colors is in very good condition. The sheet is verso reversibly mounted in three points under a mat. The dimensions of the depiction are 46 x 46.5 cm, of the sheet 59.8 x 54 cm and of the frame 78.5 x 73.5 cm.

Pierre Alechinsky (b. 1927)

As a Russian-Jewish immigrant, Pierre Alechinsky grew up in Brussels, where he also studied book illustration and typography at the School of Architecture and Applied Arts. In 1949, he became a member of the artist group CoBrA. Here he was mainly responsible for the production of the magazine CoBrA. In 1951, he moved to Paris, where he was taught learned etching by S.W. Hayter. Three years later, he met Walasse Ting and through him his great interest in Chinese painting techniques was awakened. In 1955, he even produced a movie in Japan about the traditional calligraphy of the country. He took part in two documentas and represented Brussels at the Venice Biennale in 1972. He is a Knight of the Legion of Honor of France and an honorary doctorate of the University of Brussels.
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