Pierre Soulages was born on December 24, 1919, in Rodez, France. Attracted by Romanesque art and prehistory at a young age, he began to paint. At 18, he was admitted to the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, but, convinced of the mediocrity of the education there, refused to enter. In 1946, Soulages began to paint fulltime. In 1948, he took part in exhibitions in Paris and elsewhere in Europe, including “Französische abstrakte malerei” (French abstract painting) in several German museums. He was the youngest of this group. In 1949, Soulages received a solo exhibition at the Lydia Conti gallery in Paris and group exhibitions in New York, London, Sao Paulo and Copenhagen. From 1949 to 1952, he created his first etchings. His group exhibitions in New York began traveling to other American museums, including “Advancing French Art” (1951), “Younger European Artists” Guggenheim Museum (1953), and “The New Decade,” Museum of Modern Art (1955). He also began to exhibit at the Kootz Gallery, New York, and the Galerie de France, Paris. In the early 1950s, his works were acquired by The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Tate Gallery, London, the National Museum of Modern Art, Paris; and the Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, among others. In 1960, the Kestner Gesellschaft in Hanover, Germany, held Soulages’ first retrospective. Several retrospectives followed, including the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (1966). In 1979 Soulages exhibited his first single-pigment paintings based on the reflection of light by the surface states of black at the Musée National d’Art Moderne—Centre Georges Pompidou. The pictorial light arising from the difference between two darknesses in the paintings carried a great power of emotion and possibilities for development. It was later called "black-light" and "outrenoir." Soulages has since created other works where rhythm, space and light are born from the violent contact of black and white on the canvas surface . In 2001, Soulages was the first living artist invited to exhibit at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, then at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. In October 2009, the Centre Pompidou presented the largest retrospective since the beginning of the 1980s devoted to a living artist, occupying more than 2,000 square meters of space. It ranked as the fourth most attended exhibition in the history of the Centre Pompidou. That same year, the Louvre Museum exhibited a painting by Soulages in the Salon Carré in the Denon wing. In 2019, in homage to the artist for his 100th birthday, numerous events were organized in France and abroad. The Soulages exhibition at the Louvre, designed as a mini-retrospective, presented three new paintings and was accompanied by a hanging at the Musée Natinal d’Art Moderne—Centre Georges Pompidou. Today, Soulages is represented in more than 110 museums with more than 230 paintings. He is a favorite painter among his peers, French artists.
1967 original lithography by Pierre Soulages for Revue XXe siècle
By Pierre Soulages
Located in PARIS, FR
In 1967, the renowned French artist Pierre Soulages created an original lithograph titled Composition for the influential art magazine Revue XXe Siècle. This lithograph is emblematic...
Paper, Lithograph
Sérigraphie No. 18
By Pierre Soulages
Located in New York, NY
A superb impression of this color screenprint on white wove paper. Signed and numbered XC/CCC in pencil by Soulages. Published by the Olympic Games Committee, Lausanne. From the "Off...
Color, Screen
Pierre Soulages' 1972 Munich Olympics games original poster
By Pierre Soulages
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre Soulages' 1972 Munich Olympics poster is a visual masterpiece that offers a unique and monochromatic perspective on the spirit of sporting ...
Paper
$4,600
1970 original lithograph by Pierre Soulages printed by Mourlot - XXème siècle
By Pierre Soulages
Located in PARIS, FR
A bold and uncompromising composition from French master Pierre Soulages, this original 1970 lithograph was created for the prestigious art revue XXème Siècle and printed at the reno...
Paper, Lithograph
$4,842
Lithograph n°9 - Original stone lithograph (Mourlot / Catalog raisonne BNF#53)
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre SOULAGES Lithograph n°9 Original stone lithograph (3 colors- atelier Mourlot) Unsigned On vellum 12 x 10" (31 x 24 cm) REFERENCES : Catalogue raisonné BNF #53 Created in 19...
Lithograph
Etching IV - Original etching, HANDSIGNED & Numbered (BNF #4)
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre SOULAGES (1919-2022) Etching IV, 1957 Original etching (Lacourière workshop) Signed in pencil Numbered / 100 On BFK Rives vellum, 32.5 x 25 (c 13 x 10 in) Presented in woodfr...
Etching
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Pierre Soulages, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1956
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, No. 7 (double), Juin 1956, originates f...
Lithograph
Composition in Black and Blue - Lithograph and stencil, 1956
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre SOULAGES Composition in Black and Blue, 1956 Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet workshop) Unsigned On wove paper 31 x 24 cm (c. 12.2 x 9.4 inches) Edited by San Lazaro in 1956 ...
Lithograph, Stencil
$2,300
1993 original exhibition poster from Pierre Soulages at the Galerie de France
By Pierre Soulages
Located in PARIS, FR
This original exhibition poster from 1993 showcases the works of Pierre Soulages, one of the most renowned French painters of the 20th century, at the prestigious Galerie de France. ...
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
$30,700
Lithograph no. 18 from: The Skin of Things - French Abstract Expressionism
By Pierre Soulages
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist ''Soulages'' at the lower right margin. The work is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 114, at the lower left margin. This lithograph was printed and published in a limited edition of 114 signed and numbered impressions by Jean-Robert Arnaud, Paris. Note: The subject is one of ten published in the folio ‘La peau des choses’ [The Skin of Things] in 1968. The folio also included works by Huguette-Arthur Bertrand, Cesar, Émile Gilioli, James Guitet...
Lithograph
$2,905
Etching XXIIIb - Original etching (BNF #25) - Rare proof with tall margins
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre SOULAGES (1919-2022) Etching XXIIIb, 1974 Original etching and aquatint (Lacourière and Frelaut workshop) Unsigned Limited edition of 50 unnumbered copies On Arches vellum, 2...
Etching, Aquatint
$7,196Sale Price|20% Off
Pierre Soulages, Lithograph No 9, from XXe Siecle, 1959
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), titled Lithographie No 9 (Lithograph No 9), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIe Annee, No. 13, Noel 1959, origin...
Lithograph
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Pierre Soulages, Lithograph No 28, from XXe Siecle, 1970
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), titled Lithographie No 28 (Lithograph No 28), from the album XXe Siecle, XXXIIe Annee, Nouvelle serie No. 34, Juin 1970, ori...
Lithograph
Eau Forte XVIII, 1962, Etching, Limited Edition of 100 by Pierre Soulages -BNF19
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Pierre Soulages Eau Forte XVIII, 1962 Edition number: 69/100 Etching and aquatint in colors, signed in pencil by the artist. 1 Plate on Velin d'Arches paper Printed by Lacouriere, Pa...
Etching, Aquatint
Silkscreen No. 11
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, FR
Silkscreen, 1979 Edition : 69/75 Publisher : Editions F. B. Printer : Bernard Frize Catalog : [BNF 103] 52.00 cm. x 41.00 cm. 20.47 in. x 16.14 in. (paper) 30.00 cm. x 25.00 cm. 11...
Silk
$50,848
Pierre Soulages (1919–2022) - Eau-forte V - Etching on BFK Rives paper - 1956
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Varese, IT
Etching on BFK Rives paper, edited in 1956. Limited edition of 100 copies, numbered as 14/100 in lower left corner. Hand-signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner. Blindstamp ...
Etching
$14,528
Lithograph n°29 - Original Hand Signed Lithograph (Olympic Games Munich 1972)
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre SOULAGES Lithograph n°29 Original lithograph Hand signed in pencil Numbered in pencil / 200 copies On vellum Arches 104 x 70 cm (c. 40.9 x 27.5 inch) Made for the Olympic Ga...
Lithograph
$1,089
Lithograph n°29 - Original Lithograph (Mourlot - Olympic Games Munich 1972)
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre SOULAGES Lithograph n°29 Original Lithograph (printed in Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate On edition paper 101 x 64 cm (c. 40 x 26 inch) Made for the Olympic ...
Lithograph
$5,400
Olympische Spiele Muenchen 1972, Minimalist Lithograph by Pierre Soulages
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Long Island City, NY
This rare Pierre Soulages lithograph commemorates the 1972 Munich Olympics, showcasing the French master's signature Abstract Expressionist style t...
Lithograph
$4,358
1959 original lithograph by Pierre Soulages printed by Mourlot - XXème siècle
By Pierre Soulages
Located in PARIS, FR
This striking original lithograph by Pierre Soulages was published in 1959 as part of the celebrated art review XXème Siècle—a cornerstone of post-war European art publishing. Printe...
Paper, Lithograph
Lithographie No. 21
By Pierre Soulages
Located in London, GB
His lithographs don’t feel like secondary works or studies. They stand on their own, with the monumentality of painting and the intimacy of works on paper. That helped elevate lithog...
Lithograph
Sérigraphie no. 12 - Original Screenprint, Handsigned & / 75 (BNF #104)
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre SOULAGES (1919-2022) Serigraph n°12, 1979 Original serigraph Signed in pencil Numbered 27/75 copies On Arches vellum 52 x 37 cm (c. 21 x 15 in) REFERENCE: Catalogue raisonné of the original prints of Pierre Soulages, BNF #104 INFORMATION: This serigraph is part of the series "On the wall opposite", published by Bernard Frize...
Screen
$16,949
Sérigraphie no. 11 - Original Screenprint, Handsigned &27 / 75 (BNF #103)
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre SOULAGES (1919-2022) Serigraph n°11, 1979 Original serigraph Signed in pencil Numbered 27/75 copies On Arches vellum 52 x 37 cm (c. 21 x 15 in) REFERENCE: Catalogue raisonné of the original prints of Pierre Soulages, BNF #103 INFORMATION: This serigraph is part of the series "On the wall opposite", published by Bernard Frize...
Screen
Walnut Stain (Antagonisms) - Lithograph, Handsigned & numbered / 150
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre Soulages (1919-2022) Walnut Stain (Antagonisms), 1960 Lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Stone-set by Charles Sorlier under Soulages' supervision Signed in pencil Numbered / 150 c...
Lithograph
$1,937
Original 1967 poster by Soulages at the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris
By Pierre Soulages
Located in PARIS, FR
This original 1967 lithographic poster was created by Pierre Soulages to promote his landmark exhibition at the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris. Held from March 22 to May 21, 1...
Paper, Lithograph
1987 original exhibitino poster by Pierre Soulages - Artcurial Paris
By Pierre Soulages
Located in PARIS, FR
In 1987, the renowned French artist Pierre Soulages showcased his work in an exhibition titled Estampes at Artcurial in Paris, marking a significant moment in his long career. The exhibition, which focused on Soulages' prints, was accompanied by an original poster that has since become a celebrated piece of art in its own right, capturing the essence of his distinctive style. Pierre Soulages, known for his groundbreaking work with black, revolutionized the way the color was used in contemporary art. His series of works referred to as "noir-lumiere" (black light) explored the interplay of light and dark, where the use of black paint became an instrument for creating dynamic surfaces full of texture and depth. Throughout his career, Soulages was deeply interested in the idea of the materiality of paint itself and how it could be manipulated to reflect light, which led him to develop an innovative approach to printmaking. The Estampes exhibition at Artcurial focused specifically on Soulages' prints, offering a closer look at his exploration of graphic arts. This body of work was crucial in understanding the breadth of his artistic practice. Soulages' prints, much like his paintings, were not merely reproductions of his earlier works; they were unique pieces that engaged with the act of creating marks on paper, emphasizing texture and form in a way that was completely aligned with his larger body of work. The original exhibition poster designed for Estampes encapsulated the essence of Soulages’ philosophy. Though the poster’s design reflects the focus on printmaking, it also draws from his signature approach to texture and abstraction. The boldness of Soulages’ work, whether in painting or print, is often characterized by a sense of energy and movement, as he manipulates the surface of the material to evoke both light and shadow. The 1987 poster...
Paper, Lithograph
$16,949
Sérigraphie no. 10 - Original Screenprint, Handsigned & 27 / 75 (BNF #102)
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre SOULAGES (1919-2022) Serigraph n°10, 1979 Original serigraph Signed in pencil Numbered 27/75 copies On Arches vellum 52 x 37 cm (c. 21 x 15 in) REFERENCE: Catalogue raisonné of the original prints of Pierre Soulages, BNF #102 INFORMATION: This serigraph is part of the series "On the wall opposite", published by Bernard Frize...
Screen
Walnut Stain On 1953 Paper - Artwork by Pierre Soulages
By Pierre Soulages
Located in London, GB
A framed print by renowned French painter, printmaker and sculptor Pierre Soulages, signed in the plate Quadrichrome. An acclaimed abstract artist, he was celebrated for his mastery ...
Canvas
$33,000
Eau Forte XXV, 1974, Etching, Limited Edition of 100 by Pierre Soulages -BNF27
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Pierre Soulages Eau Forte XXV 1974 Edition number: 82/100 Etching in colors, signed in pencil by the artist on Velin d'Arches paper Printed and published by Lacouriere-Frelaut, Paris...
Etching
Lithographie N. 32a
By Pierre Soulages
Located in London, GB
Most lithography is about drawing. Soulages uses it like carving and blocking. His blacks feel laid on, pressed, resisted—almost built rather than drawn. You’re aware of pressure, we...
Lithograph
Eau-forte XIV
By Pierre Soulages
Located in London, GB
Eau-Forte XIV is a very good example of Soulages' printmaking, because it compresses Soulages’s entire philosophy—black as light, material as meaning, force without noise—into a sin...
Etching
Lithograph n°28 - Original stone lithograph (Mourlot) - 1970
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre SOULAGES Lithograph n°28 Original stone lithograph (3 colors- atelier Mourlot) Unsigned On liiht vellum 12 x 10" (31 x 24 cm) Excellent condition REFERENCES : Catalogue rai...
Lithograph
$2,179
1979 original exhibition poster by Pierre Soulages Centre Georges Pompidou
By Pierre Soulages
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1979 original exhibition poster by Pierre Soulages announces an exciting showcase of the artist's recent paintings at the Centre Georges Pompidou's Musée National d'Art Moderne. ...
Paper, Lithograph
The 1977 original exhibition poster by Pierre Soulages for "Bronzes et peintures
By Pierre Soulages
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1977 original exhibition poster by Pierre Soulages for "Bronzes et peintures sur papier" at FIAC (Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain) is a testament to the artist's innovati...
Paper
Pierre Soulages - Original Lithograph
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pierre Soulages - Original Lithograph Published in the deluxe art review "XXe siècle" 1970 Unsigned as published Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Pierre Soulages or the "painter of black" as ...
Lithograph
$20,000
"Untitled" screenprint by artist Pierre Soulages from "Kinderstern" portfolio
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled" abstract screenprint (Encrevé/Miessner Kat. N° 113) by artist Pierre Soulages from the "Kinderstern" portfolio published by Edition Domberger to raise money to house famil...
Screen
Price Upon Request
Etching XXVII
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, FR
Etching, 1974 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 12/100 Publisher : Galerie de France (Paris) Printer : Lacourière-Frélaut (Paris) Catalog : BNF 18 53.00 cm. x 76.00 cm....
Etching
Price Upon Request
Lithograph n°29
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1972 Handsigned by the artist in pencil annotated "Epreuve artiste" Edition : 200 ex. Publisher : Olympia 72, Munich Printer : Mourlot, Paris Catalog : [BNF77] 104.00 cm...
Lithograph