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Edouard Pignon
L'Oeuvre Gravée -Correspondance by Édouard Pignon to Nesto Jacometti- 1955

1955

$413.37
£311.20
€350
CA$569.44
A$637.74
CHF 332.76
MX$7,789.73
NOK 4,233.71
SEK 3,990.78
DKK 2,664.25

About the Item

L'Oeuvre Gravée - Correspondance between the French artist Édouard Pignon and Nesto Jacometti, his graphic art editor, written during the 1955 and composed of 2 items: Typewritten Letter by N. Jacometti to E. Pignon. Paris, January 23rd 1955. One page, single-sided. In French. Excellent conditin. Autograph Letter Signed by E. Pignon to N. Jacometti. February 6th, 1955.. In 1955 the Swissh art editor, Nesto Jacometti was completing his new editorial adventure, L'Oeuvre Gravée and the Klipstein catalogue. For boths initiative he asked the collaboration of Edouard Pignon, that was evidently on delay in delivery of the lithographs. The autograph letter of the artist is rich of technical details. Collect this lot to understaind the relationship between artist and clients! Édouard Pignon (1905-1993) was a French painter of the New School of Paris. His abundant production developed in series focusing on various themes: dramas of the working conditions, sailing boats, olive trunks, work of peasants, horrors of war, naked divers, and solar beaches. With Picasso, he struggled with the systematism of socialist realism of the 1950s. Nesto Jacometti (Locarno, 1898- 1973) Nesto Jacometti is still today a fascinating figure of the Locano and International cultural scene of the last century. Collector and editor of graphic art, he was the promoter of two important editorial projects and adventures: the Guilde Internationale de la Gravure and L’Oeuvre Gravée. Born in Locarno at the end of the 19th century, at the age of 30 he left Ticino to move to Paris and immerse himself in the bohemian atmosphere of Montparnasse. The war forces him to return to Switzerland, to Geneva, where he works in the journalistic field and he knows figures as Albert Skira and Pierre Cailler. With the latter one a collaboration born and resulted, in 1949, in a printing guild: an edition of etchings and lithographs destined for a wide circulation of the Paris School. During all his life, Jacometti collaborates and involves artists such as Rufino Tamayo and Jean Lurçat, Antoni Clavé, Zao Wou-Ki, Alfred Manessier, Gustave Singier and Zoran Music. He was awarded at the Venice Biennale in 1953, with the Critics' Grand Prix. In 1955 Jacometti engaged in the new publishing initiative, L'Oeuvre Gravée, calling new prestigious names on the Parisian art scene. Many artists owe their initiation to the art of engraving to him: Marino Marini, Massimo Campigli, Zao Wou-Ki, Johnny Friedlaender, Corneille, Max Ernst and Alberto Magnelli.
  • Creator:
    Edouard Pignon (1905 - 1993, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1955
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.63 in (27 cm)Width: 8.27 in (21 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1141891stDibs: LU65037488952

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