Andr Beaudin, Ville Et Paquebot, Regards Sur Paris, Lithograph

Condition: Pre-Owned
Lithograph on vlin dArches paper. Paper size: 15.5 x 24 inches. Excellent condition, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: from the folio, Regards sur Paris, 1962. Published by Andr Sauret, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frres, Paris, January 22: 1963. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), Original lithographs of Andr Beaudin, Georges Braque, Maurice Brianchon, Jean Carzou, Marc Chagall, Dunoyer de Segonzac, Andr Masson, Pablo Picasso, Kees van Dongen, Jacques Villon. Printed completed on January 22: 1963 on the presses de l'Imprimerie Nationale de France, Daniel Gibelin, director. Georges Arnoult, inspector of typography. This work was composed by hand in characters called "Romain du Roi Corps engraved in 1699 by Grandjean on the order of Louis XIV, the original lithographies were drawn by Mourlot Frres, and the stones erased after printing. Justification of the draw; one hundred and eighty examples on a grand vlin d'Arches dcomposant as follows: ten examples, numbered to the press from 1 to 10, including a sequel on japon nacr, the original lithographies signed by the artists and a sequel on Arches; twenty examples, numbered to the press from 11 to 30, including a suite on Arches of the original lithographies; one hundred and twenty examples, numbered from 31 to 150; thirty non-trade examples, marked H.C., reserved for the authors, artists and artisans of the folio. All colophons are signed by the ten authors and the ten artists.

ANDRE BEAUDIN (1895-1979) developed his individual style during the 1930s and became regarded as one of the leading painters of the cole de Paris. His technique has its origins in the early 1920s. By that time Cubism had become a formulaic and intellectualised system of painting which left little artistic liberty to its adherents. Beaudin was one of the first younger artists to have reacted pictorially against the continuation of the movement, and though considered a descendant of Cubism and especially of his friend Juan Gris, the art of Beaudin became a search for all that was contrary to formula. He relished the freedom to paint intuitively, creating lyrical harmonious compositions for which he is internationally renowned. Having studied at the cole des Art Dcoratifs in Paris from 1911-1913, Beaudin was called up to serve during WWI, so his artistic motivation was suppressed until he visited Italy in 1921 with his new wife Suzanne Roger. On his return to Paris he began to paint zealously and in 1922 his close friend Andr Masson introduced him to Max Jacob who organised an exhibition for Beaudin the following year at Galerie Percier. The success of this show lead to further shows over the next few years at Galerie Georges Bernheim and Galerie Simon. In 1937 Beaudin exhibited at the International Paris exhibition, and the following year participated in the LArt Franais Exhibition in Buenos Aires. By the 1940s he had established an international reputation and held major solo shows in Dublin, 1947; New York and Zurich, 1949; Berne 1953; Stockholm, 1956; Maison de la Culture du Harvre, 1962; Chicago, 1967; Milan, 1970; Grand Palais, Paris, 1970. Also major group shows including cole de Paris, Berne 1946; Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, 1950; School of Paris, Royal Academy, London, 1951; Biennale de Sao Paulo, 1951, 1955; Art from France, Museum of Art, San Francisco, 1956; cole de Paris, Tate Gallery, London, 1962; Venice Biennale, 1964. He was furthermore awarded the prestigious Grand Prix National des Arts in 1962 in recognition of his contribution to Modern Art. The artist is represented in numerous museums of modern art including Muse National dArt Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Centre National dArt Contemporain, Paris; Grenoble; Marseille; Baltimore; Caracas; Dortmund; Luxembourg; Santiago; Sao Paulo; Stockholm; Vienna.
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