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Francois Morellet Prints and Multiples

French, 1926-2016

Self-taught French artist Francois Morellet was a man ahead of his time. Because he was quietly working away in his hometown, his abstract paintings, prints, sculptures and installations didn't garner much attention until later in his life. But once they did, Morellet's use of geometry, neon lighting and kinetic potential was on trend with the day’s contemporary art sensibilities and his work would be associated with Conceptualism as well as Op art, which saw artists producing intense visual experiences by drawing on and evolving methods developed by movements such as Abstract Expressionism and Impressionism.

Morellet was born in Cholet, France, which he called home for his entire life. While he left briefly to study literature in Paris, he returned to head his family's toy factory. Running a successful business gave Morellet the time and opportunity to focus on his art. 

He began creating figurative paintings in the 1940s but pivoted to abstraction in the 1950s. His inspiration included the work of architect and designer Max Bill, which he encountered on a trip to Brazil, and the decorative Islamic art he saw in Alhambra, Spain. 

In the early 1960s, Morellet became a founding member of the collaborative artists collective Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel (GRAV). The experimental group created dynamic art that required the viewer's active engagement. In 1964, GRAV exhibited at Documenta in Kassel, Germany, where Morellet went on to appear twice as a solo artist. 

Morellet had his first showing to American audiences in 1965 at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York, followed by an exhibition at the Venice Biennale in 1970. He exhibited around the world for the rest of his career, always returning to Cholet.

In 1991, as part of a collection for Tecno curated by Valeria Borsani in part to pay tribute to her father, celebrated iconic designer and Tecno founder Osvaldo Borsani, Morellet collaborated with his eldest son, Frédéric, to create the brand’s Détabilisation tables. These sculptural minimalist furnishings are made of glass, painted cast aluminum and satin-finished stainless steel and look as though they’re going to collapse at any moment.

A prolific artist throughout his life, Morellet celebrated his 90th birthday on April 30, 2016, by launching a string of shows in London and Brazil. While planning those exhibitions, he told Wallpaper magazine: "I often said that in the past, I considered that my work was widely underestimated and that today it is probably overestimated." 

Morellet passed away in May of that year, doing what he loved. Today, his work is held in the collections at the Centre Pompidou, the Museum of Modern Art, the Seoul Museum of Art, the Kunsthaus Zurich and many more prestigious institutions.

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Artist: Francois Morellet
Op Art : Geometrical Abstraction - Original etching with aquatint
Op Art : Geometrical Abstraction - Original etching with aquatint

Op Art : Geometrical Abstraction - Original etching with aquatint

By Francois Morellet

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François MORELLET Op Art : Geometrical Abstraction Original etching with aquatint Unsigned as issued On vellum 46 x 46 cm (c. 18 x 18 in) Authenticated with the Chalcographie du Louvre...

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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Francois Morellet Prints and Multiples

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François Morellet, Untitled - 1972, Signed Print, Geometric Abstraction, Op Art
François Morellet, Untitled - 1972, Signed Print, Geometric Abstraction, Op Art

François Morellet, Untitled - 1972, Signed Print, Geometric Abstraction, Op Art

By Francois Morellet

Located in Hamburg, DE

François Morellet (French, 1926-2016) Untitled (from 6. Kölner Kunstmarkt 72), 1972 Medium: Screenprint on paper Edition of 180: Hand-signed Dimensions: 45 x 65 cm Condition: Excellent

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1970s Abstract Francois Morellet Prints and Multiples

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Geometric Abstract Screenprint from 9x5 Konkret Portfolio by Francois Morellet
Geometric Abstract Screenprint from 9x5 Konkret Portfolio by Francois Morellet

Geometric Abstract Screenprint from 9x5 Konkret Portfolio by Francois Morellet

By Francois Morellet

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Artist: Francois Morellet, French (1926 - 2016) Title: untitled from 9x5 Konkret Portfolio Year: 1973 Medium: Screenprint on PVC foil, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 25/200 S...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Francois Morellet Prints and Multiples

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Untitled

Untitled

By Francois Morellet

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François Morellet Untitled , 1955-1975 Signed and dated in the lower right corner Screenprint 69.0 x 69.0 cm François Morellet embraced impersonal, geometric forms and a sense of de...

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1950s Abstract Francois Morellet Prints and Multiples

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Untitled

By Francois Morellet

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François Morellet Untitled , 1970's-1990's Signed and dated bottom right hand corner of each work Full Set of 4 ScreenPrints 80.0 x 80.0 cm Share François Morellet embraced imperso...

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François Morellet, Trames: Portfolio of 8 Signed Screenprints, Abstract Art
François Morellet, Trames: Portfolio of 8 Signed Screenprints, Abstract Art

François Morellet, Trames: Portfolio of 8 Signed Screenprints, Abstract Art

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François Morellet (French, 1926-2016) Trames Portfolio, 1965 Medium: 8 screenprints on cardboard Dimensions: 62 × 62 cm (24 2/5 × 24 2/5 in) Edition of 125: Each serigraph hand signe...

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