Pierre Courtin Art

Beautiful abstract expressionist intaglio color engraving by French artist, Pierre Courtin (b.1921-2012). Reims, 1959. Plate measures 7.5 x 17.5 inches; 15.25 x 26.5 inches in original painted wood frame. Edition of 4. Labels en verso. Print is in excellent condition with no damage or restoration. The print has a deep relief and three-dimensional, sculptural quality. French printmaker and painter, Pierre Louis Maurice Courtin was born in Rebréchieu, Loiret, France on January 20, 1921. From 1939 to 1942, Courtin studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Orléans with the French illustrator Louis-Joseph Soulas, and in 1941 he exhibited at the Salon de l’Imagerie, Musée Galleria in Orléans. In 1942 Courtin entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the following year the École des Arts Décoratifs, where he remained for only two weeks. He then studied at the Académie Julian and in the studio of André Lhote and attended the Académie Ranson in 1944. Courtin had his first exhibition of prints at the Galerie Guiot in Paris in 1944 and the following year exhibited with the group Jeune Gravure Contemporaine, of which he was a member from 1946 to 1956. In 1946 he exhibited in the Salon d’Automne and two years later his work was included for the first time in the Venice Biennale. In 1945 Courtin illustrated William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying...

Matin sous rosée Gouache, oil paint and glazing on artist’s board, c. 1959 Signed lower left edge Annotated on reverse: “Matin sous rosee M.LXXI.XX” Cond...

Beautiful intaglio etching and engraving by French artist, Pierre Courtin (b.1921-2012). Deux Mots, 1959. Edition of 4. Plate measures 6.25 x 8 inches; ...

Beautiful abstract expressionist intaglio color engraving by French artist, Pierre Courtin (b.1921-2012). Augusta, 1958. Plate measures 8 .75 x 11.5 inches; 16 x 21.75 inches in original painted wood frame. Edition of 4. Labels en verso. Print is in excellent condition with no damage or restoration. The print has a deep relief and three-dimensional, sculptural quality. French printmaker and painter, Pierre Louis Maurice Courtin was born in Rebréchieu, Loiret, France on January 20, 1921. From 1939 to 1942, Courtin studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Orléans with the French illustrator Louis-Joseph Soulas, and in 1941 he exhibited at the Salon de l’Imagerie, Musée Galleria in Orléans. In 1942 Courtin entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the following year the École des Arts Décoratifs, where he remained for only two weeks. He then studied at the Académie Julian and in the studio of André Lhote and attended the Académie Ranson in 1944. Courtin had his first exhibition of prints at the Galerie Guiot in Paris in 1944 and the following year exhibited with the group Jeune Gravure Contemporaine, of which he was a member from 1946 to 1956. In 1946 he exhibited in the Salon d’Automne and two years later his work was included for the first time in the Venice Biennale. In 1945 Courtin illustrated William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying...