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Louis Marcoussis, Still Life with Guitar, 1929 (after)
1929

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About the Item

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Louis Marcoussis (1878–1941), titled Nature morte avec guitare (Still Life with Guitar), from the album L'Art Cubiste, Theories et Realisations, Etude Critique (Cubist Art, Theories and Achievements, Critical Study), originates from the 1929 edition published by Editions Charles Moreau, Paris, and printed by Atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, May 1929. Nature morte avec guitare (Still Life with Guitar) reflects Marcoussis’s intellectual refinement and meditative interpretation of Cubism. Through carefully balanced geometric planes and tonal harmonies, he transforms the still life—a traditional subject of painting—into an abstract orchestration of structure and rhythm. The guitar, a recurring motif in Cubist iconography, becomes both an object and a symbol, evoking the synthesis of music and visual form that defines Marcoussis’s poetic vision. The soft interplay of grays, ochres, and muted blues reveals his mastery of tonal restraint and compositional equilibrium, underscoring his commitment to the harmony of thought and feeling. Executed as a lithograph and pochoir on velin paper, this work measures 8.27 x 10.83 inches. Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the exceptional craftsmanship of Atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, under the direction of Editions Charles Moreau, Paris. Artwork Details: Artist: After Louis Marcoussis (1878–1941) Title: Nature morte avec guitare (Still Life with Guitar), from the album L'Art Cubiste, Theories et Realisations, Etude Critique (Cubist Art, Theories and Achievements, Critical Study), 1929 Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper Dimensions: 8.27 x 10.83 inches (21 x 27.5 cm) Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued Date: May 1929 Publisher: Editions Charles Moreau, Paris Printer: Atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the album L'Art Cubiste, Theories et Realisations, Etude Critique, published by Editions Charles Moreau, Paris, and printed by Atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, May 1929 Notes: Excerpted from the album (translated from French): This album was composed in Didot Characters and completed to print in May 1929 by Ducros et Colas, Maitres-Imprimeurs in Paris. Boards have been executed by D. Jacomet in an edition of D examples, numbered on the colophons. About the Publication: L'Art Cubiste, Theories et Realisations, Etude Critique (Cubist Art, Theories and Achievements, Critical Study), published in 1929 by Editions Charles Moreau, stands as one of the most significant artistic and theoretical anthologies devoted to the Cubist movement. Conceived as both a critical text and a visual portfolio, the publication united essays with a series of meticulously produced color plates printed in lithograph and hand-finished in pochoir by master printer Daniel Jacomet. The contributors and featured artists, including Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Juan Gris, Fernand Leger, Albert Gleizes, Andre Lhote, and Louis Marcoussis, represented the intellectual and creative vanguard of Cubism. Each plate exemplified the technical and aesthetic precision that characterized the movement’s evolution from analytic rigor to lyrical abstraction. The album captures both the structural innovation and the philosophical depth of early modernism, reflecting how Cubism shaped the visual and theoretical foundations of 20th-century art. Printed on fine velin paper in a carefully controlled edition, L'Art Cubiste remains a landmark of French art publishing, celebrating the dialogue between painter, printer, and critic in the golden age of the livre d’artiste. About the Artist: Louis Marcoussis (1878–1941) was a Polish-born French painter, draughtsman, and master printmaker whose intellectual depth, poetic precision, and technical brilliance made him one of the most refined and influential figures of early modernism. Born Ludwik Kazimierz Wladyslaw Markus in Warsaw, he moved to Paris in 1903 and, under the suggestion of poet Guillaume Apollinaire, adopted the name Louis Marcoussis, immersing himself in the vibrant avant-garde circles of Montparnasse. There he became close with Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, all of whom shaped and inspired his vision of art as a bridge between intellect and emotion, structure and spirit. Initially influenced by Impressionism, Marcoussis soon turned toward Cubism, developing a more lyrical and contemplative interpretation of the movement characterized by subdued palettes, geometric precision, and an inner calm that set him apart from his contemporaries. His compositions—such as Nature morte au compotier and Guitare et bouteille—demonstrate a mastery of proportion and rhythm, revealing his belief that painting, like music, should embody harmony and thought. Deeply influenced by Kandinsky’s spiritual abstraction and Duchamp’s conceptual rigor, Marcoussis pursued an art of balance—where reason met feeling and form became a reflection of consciousness. During the 1920s and 1930s, his style evolved toward greater poetic abstraction, incorporating textual fragments, musical notations, and dreamlike structures that bridged Cubism and Surrealism. As a printmaker, Marcoussis achieved international renown, producing exquisite etchings for Guillaume Apollinaire, Paul Eluard, and Tristan Tzara, and collaborating with Picasso at Atelier Lacouriere on engraving innovations that advanced modern printmaking. His technical mastery and quiet lyricism influenced generations of artists—from Serge Poliakoff and Nicolas de Stael to Pierre Soulages and Ellsworth Kelly—who found in his work a model of discipline, geometry, and poetic restraint. Represented in major museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), Tate Modern (London), Centre Pompidou (Paris), and the Guggenheim Museum, Marcoussis’s art is celebrated for its architectural clarity, musical rhythm, and meditative intelligence. Standing alongside Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, he remains one of the great intellectual architects of modernism—a poet of geometry whose art united precision, emotion, and timeless beauty. His highest auction record was achieved by Nature morte au compotier (circa 1920s), which sold for $1.08 million USD at Sotheby’s, Paris, on December 6, 2012, reaffirming his enduring legacy as one of the most visionary, refined, and collectible artists of the early 20th century. After Louis Marcoussis Nature morte avec guitare, Marcoussis L'Art Cubiste, Marcoussis Atelier Daniel Jacomet, Marcoussis Editions Charles Moreau, Marcoussis pochoir lithograph, Marcoussis Cubism.

Creation Year:
1929
Dimensions:
Height: 8.27 in (21.01 cm)Width: 10.83 in (27.51 cm)
Medium:
Lithograph,Stencil
Movement & Style:
Cubist
After:
Louis Marcoussis (1878 - 1941, French, Polish)
Period:
1920-1929
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Southampton, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1465215469102

Located in London, GB

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