Jean Bazaine : Composition (sous-bois), 1955

By BAZAINE Jean (1904-2001)

Jean Bazaine (1904–2001)
Composition (sous-bois), 1955
Lithograph in black on heavy wove paper (vélin fort), printed by Mourlot, Paris, for the review XXe Siècle, no. 11 (G. di San Lazzaro, 1958),
Signed and dated “Bazaine 55” in the stone (not hand-signed, unnumbered); from the review edition of c. 1,500
Dimensions — Sheet: 31.5 × 24 cm (12 3/8 × 9 7/16 in.); printed composition occupying nearly the full sheet
Condition: In very fine condition; light creases to the lower-right corner; unframed
References: XXe Siècle, no. 11, G. di San Lazzaro, Paris, 1958 (printed by Mourlot)
A gestural black composition of hatched and scattered strokes evoking undergrowth (sous-bois) — the nature-derived abstraction for which Bazaine, a leading figure of the nouvelle École de Paris, is celebrated. The plate reproduces a drawing of 1955 and was printed lithographically by Mourlot for San Lazzaro’s review XXe Siècle

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