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Pierre AlechinskyWATER Signed Lithograph, Abstract Chinese Brush Strokes, Manhole Cover, Aqua1985
1985
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WATER is an original hand drawn lithograph created by Pierre Alechinsky in 1985, printed using hand lithography techniques on Arches paper, 100% acid free. WATER is an abstract brush painting composition exemplifying Alechinsky's expertise as a fine printmaker with his use of expressive loose brushwork and fluid abstract litho washes surrounding an imprint which reads "WATER" taken from an actual wax crayon rubbing of a NYC public water utility manhole cover which then was transferred to a lithographic printing plate. Light aqua colored water-like puddles surround the dark orange central element of this bold graphic image, evoking a very relevant reminder of WATER's importance in all our lives!
Print size - 30 x 22 inches, unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by Pierre Alechinsky
Edition size - 150
Year published - 1985
Printed at JK Fine Art Editions Co. NYC
About the artist -
Pierre Alechinsky (born 19 October 1927) is a Belgian artist. He has lived and worked in France since 1951. His work is related to tachisme, abstract expressionism, and lyrical abstraction.
Alechinsky was born in Schaerbeek. In 1944 he attended the l'École nationale supérieure d'Architecture et des Arts décoratifs de La Cambre, Brussels where he studied illustration techniques, printing and photography. In 1945 he discovered the work of Henri Michaux, Jean Dubuffet and developed a friendship with the art critic Jacques Putman. In 1949 he joined Christian Dotremont, Karel Appel, Constant, Jan Nieuwenhuys and Asger Jorn to form the art group Cobra. He participated both with the Cobra exhibitions and went to Paris to study engraving at Atelier 17 under the guidance of Stanley William Hayter in 1951.
In 1954 he had his first exhibition in Paris and started to become interested in oriental calligraphy. In the early 1950s he was the Paris correspondent for the Japanese journal Bokubi (the joy of ink). In 1955, encouraged by Henri Storck and Luc de Heusch, he left for Japan with his wife. He exhibited Night, 1952 (Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki) and made a film: Japanese Calligraphy – Christian Dotremont would write the commentary with music by André Souris.
By 1960 he had exhibited in London, Bern and at the Venice Biennial, and then in Pittsburgh, New York City, Amsterdam and Silkeborg as his international reputation grew.
He worked with Walasse Ting and continued to be close to Christian Dotremont. He also developed links with André Breton.
His international career continued throughout the seventies and by 1983 he became Professor of painting at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris. In 1994 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Free University of Brussels, and in 1995 one of his designs was used on a Belgian stamp. His works are held in the collections of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, the Tate, Museum Ludwig in Cologne, the New York Museum of Modern Art, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The main-belt asteroid 14832 Alechinsky was named in his honour in October 2000.
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- Creator:Pierre Alechinsky (1927, Belgian)
- Creation Year:1985
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)
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- Condition:Pristine condition, unframed, pencil signed HC(Hors de Commerce Proof) aside from edition of 150, from the master printers private collection, Print documentation/Certificate of Authenticity provided. Actual print number may vary upon availability.
- Gallery Location:Union City, NJ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU83232539413
Pierre Alechinsky
Pierre Alechinsky is a belgian painter born in 1927 in Brussels. Attracted by painting, Pierre Alechinsky begins aged 17 in the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture et des Arts Décoratifs de la Cambre in Brussels. He was involved in the Cobra artistic movement with Karel Appel and Asger Jorn and organised exhibitions. In the early fifties, he learnt the art of engraving with Stanley William Hayter and also Japanese calligraphy. He met Giacometti, Bram Van Velde, and Victor Brauner. In 1955, he signs for his first exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, then at the Institute of Contemporary Arts of London. His artworks, prints, lithographies, engravings and books illustrations can also be found in the USA, in France, in the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany. On and after 1965, fascinated by the Oriental calligraphy, he uses acrylic painting, ink, different types of paper as bills, and gets carried away by action painting technique. During the eighties, he became for four years a teacher of plastic arts at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts. Also a writer, Pierre Alechinsky published many books including «Titres et pains perdus », « Baluchon et ricochets », and in 2004 «Des deux mains ». He lives and works in France.
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