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About the Item
This exquisite lithograph by Paul Wunderlich (1927–2010), titled Torso sur une pierre bleue (Torso on a Blue Stone), originates from the 1972 edition published by Editions A. C. Mazo et Cie., Paris, in collaboration with Leon Amiel, editeurs, New York, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, April 5, 1972. This elegant and sensual composition exemplifies Wunderlich’s masterful balance between surrealism and classicism, portraying the human form with both restraint and psychological depth. Torso sur une pierre bleue reflects the artist’s fascination with the body as a vessel of emotion and symbol, rendered with luminous tonal gradations that suggest both fragility and strength. The lithograph embodies Wunderlich’s refined technique and philosophical approach to form, where dream, myth, and desire coalesce into a meditative expression of modern beauty.
Executed as a lithograph on velin d’Arches paper, this work measures 12.81 x 9.81 inches (32.54 x 24.92 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the exceptional craftsmanship of the Mourlot Freres atelier, whose collaborations with leading artists of the 20th century helped define the art of modern lithography.
Artwork Details:
Artist: Paul Wunderlich (1927–2010)
Title: Torso sur une pierre bleue (Torso on a Blue Stone), 1972
Medium: Lithograph on velin d’Arches paper
Dimensions: 12.81 x 9.81 inches (32.54 x 24.92 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1972
Publisher: Editions A. C. Mazo et Cie., Paris, in collaboration with Leon Amiel, editeurs, New York
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the edition published by Editions A. C. Mazo et Cie., Paris, in collaboration with Leon Amiel, editeurs, New York, 1972
Notes:
Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This album is the album of friendship, and I want to thank all the artists who wanted to participate. Some lithographs presented here, and whose authors have left us for too long, were made at my request for an album "Adieu a la rue de Chabrol" that I intended to publish ten years ago. So it was at this time that I was able to get the lithos of Braque, Cocteau, Derain, Giacometti and Villon. Mrs. Duthuit-Matisse and her brothers authorized me to print the composition of Henri Matisse, an unused original lithograph of the album by Teriade "La Religieuse portugaise". I am happy to have brought together so many works by contemporary artists, it is a great honor for me and I am infinitely grateful to them. Finished printing in Paris on April 5, 1972, this album was printed on velin d’Arches, in DCCC numbered examples. In addition, a number of copies were printed for artists, friends and collaborators of this album. The original lithographs were printed by Mourlot, and the typography is from Fequet and Baudier. Alain A.C. Mazo, Paris, and Leon Amiel, New York, publishers.
About the Publication:
Souvenirs et Portraits d'Artistes (Memories and Portraits of Artists), published in 1972 by Editions A. C. Mazo et Cie., Paris, and Leon Amiel, New York, stands as a landmark of 20th-century collaborative printmaking. Created as an homage to friendship and artistic fellowship, the album brings together works by many of the era’s most prominent artists who shared long-standing creative ties with master printer Fernand Mourlot. Paul Wunderlich’s Torso sur une pierre bleue is a testament to this spirit—its fusion of surrealism and elegance encapsulating both the intellectual rigor and emotional sophistication that defined modern European art. The publication remains an enduring example of the synergy between artist, printer, and publisher during the golden age of fine art lithography.
About the Artist:
Paul Wunderlich (1927–2010) was a German painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose poetic fusion of surrealism, classicism, and erotic symbolism made him one of the most innovative and enigmatic figures of 20th-century European art. Born in Eberswalde, Germany, he studied at the Hochschule fur bildende Kunste in Hamburg under Willem Grimm and Carl Otto Czeschka, developing a foundation in classical drawing that would later merge with his surreal imagination and postwar sensibility. Deeply influenced by the visionary works of Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, and Man Ray, Wunderlich forged a distinct visual language that blended myth, eroticism, and psychological symbolism into hauntingly elegant compositions. His early lithographs and etchings of the 1950s and 1960s reinterpreted mythological and human forms with surreal precision, balancing sensuality and restraint through elongated figures and architectural dreamscapes. As his style evolved, he became renowned for his technically masterful erotic imagery—intellectual, psychological, and deeply aesthetic—where desire and introspection intertwine in compositions of impeccable balance and line. In the 1970s, Wunderlich expanded into bronze sculpture, creating sinuous, stylized figures that translated his surreal visions into three-dimensional form, further cementing his reputation as one of Europe’s leading sculptors of modern figurative art. His art reflects both the philosophical rigor of postwar German expression and the timeless beauty of classical proportion, exploring the metaphysical relationship between body, form, and spirit. Engaging with contemporaries such as Picasso, Duchamp, Dali, Miro, and Giacometti, Wunderlich shared their intellectual boldness while remaining deeply individual, his work uniting the sensual, the mythic, and the cerebral. His influence extended to later generations of European and international artists, including Ernst Fuchs, Arik Brauer, and Friedensreich Hundertwasser, as well as postmodern painters and digital artists exploring the surreal and psychological. Exhibited internationally and represented in major collections such as the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, the Museum Ludwig, and the National Gallery of Berlin, his art is celebrated for its flawless craftsmanship, conceptual depth, and haunting beauty. His highest auction record was achieved by Le Jugement de Paris (1966), which sold for $165,000 at Sotheby’s, London, on February 27, 2008, affirming Paul Wunderlich’s legacy as one of the most visionary, technically accomplished, and intellectually profound surrealist artists of the 20th century.
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- Creator:Paul Wunderlich (1927, German)
- Creation Year:1972
- Dimensions:Height: 12.81 in (32.54 cm)Width: 9.81 in (24.92 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Southampton, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1465216981792
Paul Wunderlich
Paul Wunderlich is a German artist well-known for his Surrealist paintings and erotic sculptures. He was one of the most important members of the Magic Realist circle of artists. While his earliest works represented scenes of oppressive history during World War II in Germany, he later found inspiration in Surrealist artworks with sexual references and fantastic floating forms. Wunderlich studied graphic art at the Landeskunstschule in Hamburg, where he became an art teacher. During that time, he learned printmaking techniques from artists like Emil Nolde and Oskar Kokoschka. Wunderlich also began experimenting with the free-form, Expressionist style of Tachisme, but then he focused on the figurative again. He lived between Hamburg and France until his death. Today, many of his works belong to the collections of the biggest international museums like the Museum of Modern Art in New York, La Bibliothèque nationale in Paris, and the British Museum in London.
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