Etching in colors with aquatint.
Gatto 5. Signed and numbered. From an edition of 100 copies. On BFK Rives wove paper (with watermark). 43.7 x 58.8 cm. Sheet: 50,5 x 65,7 cm.
Printed and published by Atelier Lacourière, Paris (with the embossing stamp). [JS].
- This is one of the earliest color etchings by the protagonist of French Informalism. - On his quest for non-figurative painting, Soulage pursued a gestural-intuitive style in the 1950s. - In "Eau-forte V", Soulage transferred the structure of the broad brushstroke to the print medium with great mastery. - Paintings and prints from the important 1950s are part of the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.