Jean Miotte was a French painter known for his lyrical abstract work which channeled introspective thought and athletic movements. Miotte was a part of the Art Informel movement and compared his working style to that of jazz musicians or ballet dancers in its use of free-flowing movements within a structured practice. Born on September 8th, 1926 in Paris, France, the artist studied under Achille-Émile Othon Friesz and Ossip Zadkine in the Montparnasse neighborhood of Paris. He later traveled to New York in 1961 where he met Modern painters Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell, whose work had a major influence on Miotte’s development, notably the incorporation of aggressive gestural forms. Miotte experiments in media ranging from oil to acrylic, gouache, ink, etching, lithography, and collage. His use of black paint on a white or raw surface frequently recalls calligraphy; when color appears, it ranges from primaries to earthy tones. Critics say he is unique among the Informels because he continues to grow, fighting repetition, questioning himself and his form of expression. In the 1990s, he began producing the canvases currently on display, the largest of his career. Today, much of his work is held at the Miotte Foundation, a part of the Chelsea Art Museum in New York, as well as in the collections of the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris, the National Museum of Singapore, the Contemporary Art Museum in Dunkirk, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, among others. Miotte lived between Paris, New York and Fribourg, Switzerland over the last decades of his life. He died on March 1, 2016, in New York.
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Lithograph
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Rare Original Signed Lithograph Title: Abstract Composition Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm Edition: 64/99 Signed and Numbered in pencil Jean Miotte, 1926 - 2016 Miotte came o...
Aquatint
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Etching
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Original Signed Etching 1994 Dimensions: 41 x 33 cm Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: /60 From Près du mur Jean Miotte, 1926 - 2016 Miotte came of artistic age i...
Etching
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Etching
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Original Etching 1998 Dimensions: 41 x 33 cm Edition: /40 From La Déchirure Jean Miotte, 1926 - 2016 Miotte came of artistic age in the decade after World War II when non-figurative gestural abstraction was emerging on both sides of the Atlantic as the contemporary artistic language. The term, "L'Art Informel," was coined by the French critic, Michel Tapi, to connote "without form." The negation of traditional form, a radical break from established notions of order and composition, was particularly suited to a cultural environment born out of the circumstances of post war Europe where abuse of morals and fascist ideology had led to such horror and destruction. While Informel is often regarded as the European equivalent of Abstract Expressionism, it is distinguished from its American counterpart, by a loss of faith in progress and the collective possibilities of an avant garde. Rather the artists who came to be grouped as Informel, Jean Miotte, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Emil Schumacher...
Etching
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Lithograph
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Original Signed Lithograph Title: Abstract Composition Dimensions: 20 x 16 cm Edition: 85/180 Signed and Numbered in pencil Jean Miotte, 1926 - 2016 Miotte came of ar...
Lithograph
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Aquatint Engraving
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Rare Original Aquatint Engraving Title: Abstract Composition Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm Jean Miotte, 1926 - 2016 Miotte came of artistic age in the decade after World War...
Aquatint
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Lithograph
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Rare Original Signed Lithograph Title: Abstract Composition Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm Edition: 64/99 Signed and Numbered in pencil
Aquatint
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Etching
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Original Signed Etching 1994 Dimensions: 41 x 33 cm Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: /60 From Près du mur
Etching
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Etching
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Original Etching 1998 Dimensions: 41 x 33 cm Edition: /40 From La Déchirure
Etching
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Lithograph
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Rare Original Signed Lithograph Title: Abstract Composition Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm Edition: 98/150 Signed and Numbered in pencil Jean Miotte, 1926 - 2016 Miotte came ...
Aquatint
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Etching
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Original Etching 1998 Dimensions: 41 x 33 cm Edition: /40 From La Déchirure Jean Miotte, 1926 - 2016 Miotte came of artistic age in the decade after World War II when non-figurative gestural abstraction was emerging on both sides of the Atlantic as the contemporary artistic language. The term, "L'Art Informel," was coined by the French critic, Michel Tapi, to connote "without form." The negation of traditional form, a radical break from established notions of order and composition, was particularly suited to a cultural environment born out of the circumstances of post war Europe where abuse of morals and fascist ideology had led to such horror and destruction. While Informel is often regarded as the European equivalent of Abstract Expressionism, it is distinguished from its American counterpart, by a loss of faith in progress and the collective possibilities of an avant garde. Rather the artists who came to be grouped as Informel, Jean Miotte, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Emil Schumacher...
Etching
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Etching
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Original Signed Etching 1994 Dimensions: 41 x 33 cm Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: /60 From Près du mur
Etching
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Etching
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Original Etching 1998 Dimensions: 41 x 33 cm Edition: /40 From La Déchirure Jean Miotte, 1926 - 2016 Miotte came of artistic age in the decade after World War II when non-figurative gestural abstraction was emerging on both sides of the Atlantic as the contemporary artistic language. The term, "L'Art Informel," was coined by the French critic, Michel Tapi, to connote "without form." The negation of traditional form, a radical break from established notions of order and composition, was particularly suited to a cultural environment born out of the circumstances of post war Europe where abuse of morals and fascist ideology had led to such horror and destruction. While Informel is often regarded as the European equivalent of Abstract Expressionism, it is distinguished from its American counterpart, by a loss of faith in progress and the collective possibilities of an avant garde. Rather the artists who came to be grouped as Informel, Jean Miotte, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Emil Schumacher...
Etching
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Etching
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Original Signed Etching 1994 Dimensions: 41 x 33 cm Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: /60 From Près du mur
Etching
Jean Miotte - Constant Eye I - Original Signed Lithograph
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Rare Original Signed Lithograph Title: Abstract Composition Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm Edition: /66 Hand-Signed in pencil L'Oeil Constant, Vence, Pierre Chave, 2001.
Aquatint
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Etching
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Original Etching 1998 Dimensions: 41 x 33 cm Edition: /40 From La Déchirure
Etching
$1,000
H 37 in W 25 in
Helen Frankenthaler - A Paintings Retrospective - vintage LACMA Museum poster
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Helen Frankenthaler (after) A Paintings Retrospective: vintage LACMA Museum poster, 1990 Offset lithograph museum poster (Unsigned & U...
Lithograph, Offset
Dusk in August
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) Dusk in August (1967) Lithograph with embossing Size: 17 x 22.25 in (43 x 56.4 cm) Frame size: 21.75 x 26.75 in (55.25 x 67.95 cm) Edition of 100, this i...
Lithograph
$17,500
H 22.25 in W 30.1 in
Sam Francis, Blue-Violet, Lithograph, Stanford University Museum, Signed, Framed
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
Sam Francis Blue-Violet (Lembark, L, 32), exhibited at Stanford University Art Museum, 1963 Color lithograph on Rives BFK paper with deckled edges Lithograph in blue-violet on Rives ...
Lithograph
$5,500
H 42 in W 35 in
The Darker Palette print, Hand signed twice and inscribed by Helen Frankenthaler
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Helen Frankenthaler (after) Frankenthaler: The Darker Palette (autographed and inscribed), 1998 Offset Lithograph print 42 × 35 in hand signed "Frankenthaler" lower left; inscribed a...
Offset, Lithograph
The Blue Rider
By Max Papart
Located in San Francisco, CA
Max Papart (1911-1994) "The Blue Rider" Original Etching with Aquatint, circa 1973 This is a rare artist proof. The artist proof is pencil signed and titled by the artist. The regu...
Etching, Aquatint
$2,800
H 36 in W 6 in D 6 in
Lt Ed. Lithograph from the Deluxe (Hand Signed) 1984 Olympic Committee portfolio
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
Sam Francis Untitled Abstract Expressionist print for the 1984 Olympics, 1982 Offset Lithograph on Parsons Diploma Parchment paper, hand signed with COA from publisher for Olympic Co...
Pencil, Lithograph, Offset
Beacon
By Adolph Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on Arches. Signed, dated and numbered 14/100 in pencil by Gottlieb. Published by Marlborough Graphics, Inc., New York. Catalogue refe...
Color, Lithograph
Folsom Street Variation III (Primaries)
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
Superb color work by American Abstract Expressionist master Richard Diebenkorn, from a limited edition of 60. Signed by Diebenkorn and numbered in pencil. Published by Crown Point ...
Aquatint
$9,685
H 37.5 in W 27 in
Sam Francis - Abstract Expressionist lithograph, Signed/N from Wolf Kahn Estate
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
SAM FRANCIS Affiche Moderna Museet Stockholm (Catalogue Raisonne Lembark-16, p.66), 1960 Color lithograph on Rives BFK Paper with deckled edges Pencil signed lower right of center; n...
Lithograph
$28,000
H 48 in W 65 in D 2 in
Large Robert Motherwell Lithograph Abstract Expressionist Lament for Lorca 1982
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Surfside, FL
Robert Motherwell (1915 – 1991) Lament for Lorca 1982 lithograph in colors on white Tyler Graphics Ltd. (TGL) handmade paper Printed with full margins; initialed and numbered 30/...
Lithograph
$4,500
H 14 in W 17 in D 1.25 in
Thomas Nozkowski - etching aquatint on Hahnemühle paper Signed/N ex-Deutsch Bank
By Thomas Nozkowski
Located in New York, NY
Thomas Nozkowski Untitled #2, 2008 Color etching with aquatint on Hahnemühle paper Signed and numbered 5/35 in graphite on the back. Die cut window flap on the back of the frame reve...
Etching, Aquatint
Red Sea I
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color aquatint and lift-ground etching and aquatint on Arches Cover paper. Signed and numbered 15/100 by Motherwell. There are 20 artist proofs, number...
Etching, Aquatint
Untitled
By Jean Miotte
Located in Paris, FR
Aquatint, 1991 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 37/80 125.00 cm. x 88.00 cm. 49.21 in. x 34.65 in. (paper) 98.00 cm. x 66.00 cm. 38.58 in. x 25.98 in. (image) In thi...
Aquatint
Untitled
By Jean Miotte
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 27/50 76.00 cm. x 56.50 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.24 in. (paper) 76.00 cm. x 56.50 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.24 in. (image) Paper BFK...
Lithograph
Untitled
By Jean Miotte
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA XIII/XX 65.00 cm. x 49.00 cm. 25.59 in. x 19.29 in. (paper) 65.00 cm. x 49.00 cm. 25.59 in. x 19.29 in. (image) BFK R...
Lithograph
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H 11.5 in W 8.25 in
Banque De La Cite, Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Jean Miotte
By Jean Miotte
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Miotte, French (1926 - 2016) - Banque De La Cite, Year: circa 1960, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 326/500, Size: 11.5 x 8.25 in. (29.21 x 20.96 c...
Lithograph
Untitled
By Jean Miotte
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, ca1970 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 37/75 65.00 cm. x 48.00 cm. 25.59 in. x 18.9 in. (paper) 60.00 cm. x 46.00 cm. 23.62 in. x 18.11 in. (image) Arch...
Lithograph
Untitled
By Jean Miotte
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 14/100 A lithograph representative of the "white period" of the French artist, a master of lyrical abstraction. Miotte conc...
Lithograph
Untitled
By Jean Miotte
Located in Paris, FR
Aquatint, 1997 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annoted EA Artist proof 100.00 cm. x 75.00 cm. 39.37 in. x 29.53 in. (paper) 79.00 cm. x 60.00 cm. 31.1 in. x 23.62 in. (image...
Aquatint
Frenzy
By Jean Miotte
Located in Paris, FR
Etching, 1990 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annoted EA Artist proof 100.00 cm. x 75.00 cm. 39.37 in. x 29.53 in. (paper) 79.00 cm. x 59.00 cm. 31.1 in. x 23.23 in. (image)...
Etching
Colorful Abstract Lithograph by Jean Miotte circa 1970
By Jean Miotte
Located in Long Island City, NY
A striking abstract lithograph by French Abstract Expressionist artist, Jean Miotte (1926 - 2016). The print is hand-signed and numbered 49/75 in pencil.
Lithograph
Composition
By Jean Miotte
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 237/300 BFK Rives vellum paper LCD4367
Lithograph
No title
By Jean Miotte
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic, 1990 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas Certificate from Dorothea Keeser (Jean Miotte Foundation, 26.6.2013) LCD4353
Acrylic
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H 75.5 in W 51 in D 1 in
Lyrical Abstraction 4, Very Large Mid Century Original Work on Canvas
By Jean Miotte
Located in Cotignac, FR
Very Large, French, late mid century, unique acrylic and oil on canvas, Lyrical Abstraction, by Jean Miotte. The painting is lightly signed in pencil bottom left and is signed in oil...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic