Michel Seuphor (1901-1999) - Composition

Michel Seuphor

Original lithograph, 75 x 55 cm
Geometric composition
Year of issue: 1986
The 64 Hexagrams of the Yi-King published in 1986 by Michel Seuphor (Brussels, triangl.)

Signed in pencil
Numbered out of 90 copies
Perfect condition: A++

Size: 75 x 55 cm
Canson paper
Not framed

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:
Michel Seuphor (1901 - 1999), born Fernand Berckelaers on 10 March 1901 in Antwerp, Belgium, was an influential artist, writer and critic. He is best known for his contribution to abstract art and his role in the art world of the 20th century.

Early Life and Education:
Seuphor grew up in an artistic milieu and developed an interest in literature and art at a young age. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, where he further developed his artistic skills.

Career and Contributions:
In the 1920s Seuphor moved to Paris, where he immersed himself in the avant-garde art scene. He befriended many leading artists of the time, including Piet Mondrian, whose work had a major influence on Seuphor's own artistic development. Seuphor became a fervent advocate of abstract art and co-founded the group "Cercle et Carré" (Circle and Square) with Joaquín Torres-García in 1929, which campaigned for the promotion of geometric abstraction.

Besides his work as an artist, Seuphor was a prolific writer and critic. He published numerous articles and books on abstract art, including "Abstract Painting: 50 Years of Accomplishment" and "Piet Mondrian: Life and Work". His writings provided a significant theoretical foundation and contributed to the broader acceptance of abstract art.

Artwork:
Seuphor's own artistic work consisted mainly of abstract drawings and paintings, often characterized by tight geometric shapes and minimalist use of color. He also experimented with poetry and typography, exploring his interest in the interplay between text and image.

Later Years and Legacy:
In the years after World War II, Seuphor remained active in the art world, both as an artist and critic. He spent a large part of his later life in France, where he continued writing and exhibiting. Michel Seuphor passed away on 12 February 1999 in Paris.

Seuphor's legacy lives on in his contributions to abstract art and his efforts to promote and document this art form. His work and writings remain an important resource for art historians and lovers of abstract art.

Other related artists: Jo Delahaut Wassily Kandinsky Piet Mondriaan Paul Klee Mark Rothko Barnett Newman Ad Reinhardt Ellsworth Kelly Sol LeWitt Frank Stella Robert Mangold Bridget Riley Victor Vasarely Richard Anuszkiewicz Kenneth Noland Sean Scully Carmen Herrera Lygia Clark Anni Albers (Josef Albers' wife) László Moholy-Nagy Kazimir Malevich Theo van Doesburg Josef's pupils at the Bauhaus, such as Gunta Stölzl and Oskar Schlemmer Max Bill Yaacov Agam Jesús Rafael Soto Julio Le Parc Carlos Cruz-Diez Gerhard Richter Robert Ryman Agnes Martin Georges Vantongerloo Victor Servranckx Jozef Peeters Marthe Donas Gaston Bertrand Pol Bury Paul Van Hoeydonck Serge Vandercam Louis Van Lint Guy Vandenbranden Paul Delvaux René Magritte Constant Permeke Pierre Alechinsky Paul Joostens Floris Jespers Roger Somville Félix Labisse Roger Raveel Pierre Cordier Marcel Broodthaers Raoul De Keyser Panamarenko Jan Fabre Wim Delvoye Léon Spilliaert James Ensor Emile Claus Rik Wouters Luc Tuymans Bart van der Leck Willem Hussem Jan Schoonhoven Ad Dekkers Carel Visser Nelly van Doesburg Karel Appel Constant Nieuwenhuys Jan Henderikse Ger van Elk Herman de Vries Peter Struycken Jan Dibbets Ellsworth Kelly Wassily Kandinsky Paul Klee Kasimir Malevich (though not German, influential in Germany) Josef Albers Max Bill Gerhard Richter Anni Albers Kurt Schwitters Otto Freundlich Hans Arp Günther Uecker Heinz Mack Otto Piene Joseph Beuys Pierre Alechinsky Bram Bogart Karel Appel Asger Jorn Corneille Lucio Fontana Pierre Soulages Hans Hartung Antoni Tàpies Alberto Burri Willem de Kooning Jackson Pollock Sam Francis Hans Hofmann Mark Rothko Barnett Newman Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Buonarroti Vincent van Gogh Pablo Picasso Claude Monet Rembrandt van Rijn Johannes Vermeer Salvador Dalí Andy Warhol Jackson Pollock Henri Matisse Paul Cézanne Auguste Rodin Edgar Degas Edvard Munch Frida Kahlo Gustav Klimt Georgia O'Keeffe Joan Miró Piet Mondriaan Marc Chagall René Magritte Wassily Kandinsky Albrecht Dürer Egon Schiele Pierre-Auguste Renoir Amedeo Modigliani Hieronymus Bosch Gustave Courbet Yayoi Kusama Ansel Adams Keith Haring Jean-Michel Basquiat Barbara Hepworth Antoni Gaudí Marcel Duchamp Caravaggio Francisco Goya David Hockney Cindy Sherman Roy Lichtenstein Lucian Freud Diego Rivera Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Rene Lalique El Greco Mary Cassatt Kara Walker Giorgio de Chirico Louise Bourgeois

He is related to the following artists: Marc Chagall Henri Rousseau Banksy Magritte Gunther Uecker Morris Louis Yves Klein Lucio Fontana Piet Mondriaan Niki de Saint Phalle Otto Piene Heinz Mack Kazimir Malevich Jean Tinguely Rainer Maria Latzke Jef Verheyen Pol Bury Walter Leblanc Rene Magritte André Racz Pierre Alechinsky Victor Vasarely Georges Vantongerloo Pierre Soulages Bridget Riley Yves Klein Ellsworth Kelly Robert Delaunay Carl Andre Sol LeWitt Julio Le Parc Guy Vandenbranden Gilbert Decock Georges Lemmen Paul Delvaux Marcel Broodthaers Harry Schultheis Louis Van Lint André Smits

Other related artists: Jo Delahaut Wassily Kandinsky Piet Mondriaan Paul Klee Mark Rothko Barnett Newman Ad Reinhardt Ellsworth Kelly Sol LeWitt Frank Stella Robert Mangold Bridget Riley Victor Vasarely Richard Anuszkiewicz Kenneth Noland Sean Scully Carmen Herrera Lygia Clark Anni Albers (Josef Albers' wife) László Moholy-Nagy Kazimir Malevich Theo van Doesburg Josef's pupils at the Bauhaus, such as Gunta Stölzl and Oskar Schlemmer Max Bill Yaacov Agam Jesús Rafael Soto Julio Le Parc Carlos Cruz-Diez Gerhard Richter Robert Ryman Agnes Martin Georges Vantongerloo Victor Servranckx Jozef Peeters Marthe Donas Gaston Bertrand Pol Bury Paul Van Hoeydonck Serge Vandercam Louis Van Lint Guy Vandenbranden Paul Delvaux René Magritte Constant Permeke Pierre Alechinsky Paul Joostens Floris Jespers Roger Somville Félix Labisse Roger Raveel Pierre Cordier Marcel Broodthaers Raoul De Keyser Panamarenko Jan Fabre Wim Delvoye Léon Spilliaert James Ensor Emile Claus Rik Wouters Luc Tuymans Bart van der Leck Willem Hussem Jan Schoonhoven Ad Dekkers Carel Visser Nelly van Doesburg Karel Appel Constant Nieuwenhuys Jan Henderikse Ger van Elk Herman de Vries Peter Struycken Jan Dibbets Ellsworth Kelly Wassily Kandinsky Paul Klee Kasimir Malevich (though not German, but influential in Germany) Josef Albers Max Bill Gerhard Richter Anni Albers Kurt Schwitters Otto Freundlich Hans Arp Günther Uecker Heinz Mack Otto Piene Joseph Beuys Pierre Alechinsky Bram Bogart Karel Appel Asger Jorn Corneille Lucio Fontana Pierre Soulages Hans Hartung Antoni Tàpies Alberto Burri Willem de Kooning Jackson Pollock Sam Francis Hans Hofmann Mark Rothko Barnett Newman Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Buonarroti Vincent van Gogh Pablo Picasso Claude Monet Rembrandt van Rijn Johannes Vermeer Salvador Dalí Andy Warhol Jackson Pollock Henri Matisse Paul Cézanne Auguste Rodin Edgar Degas Edvard Munch Frida Kahlo Gustav Klimt Georgia O'Keeffe Joan Miró Piet Mondriaan Marc Chagall René Magritte Wassily Kandinsky Albrecht Dürer Egon Schiele Pierre-Auguste Renoir Amedeo Modigliani Hieronymus Bosch Gustave Courbet Yayoi Kusama Ansel Adams Keith Haring Jean-Michel Basquiat Barbara Hepworth Antoni Gaudí Marcel Duchamp Caravaggio Francisco Goya David Hockney Cindy Sherman Roy Lichtenstein Lucian Freud Diego Rivera Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Rene Lalique El Greco Mary Cassatt Kara Walker Giorgio de Chirico Louise Bourgeois Nicolas De Staël Henri Matisse Raoul Ubac Sonia Delaunay Jean Arp Paul Klee Ung No Lee Elvire Jan Kumi Sugaï Henri Laurens Zao Wou-Ki Philippe Touvay Sam Francis Malévich George Braque Giorgio Morandi Kandinsky Emile Gilioli