Pierre Alechinsky (1927) - Reliure
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A unique painted gres sculpture titled Reliure by Alechinsky, dated 1994, signed by hand (also stamped by ceramist Hans Spinner) and measuring 15 x 15 x 5.5 cm, in excellent condition with an authenticity and provenance certificate.
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Stoneware sculpture painted with a calligraphic brush dipped in oxide, made in 1994.
Intitulado "Reliure".
A unique piece, hand-signed and dated by Alechinsky.
Also signed with the potter Hans Spinner's ('S') stamp on the lower edge.
Dimensions of the sculpture: 15 x 15 x 5.5 cm
Very good condition.
Publisher: Galerie Lelong, Paris.
Bibliography: “Alechinsky – toiles, grès et porcelaines”, 1994, Galerie Lelong (no. 33)
The catalog “Alechinsky – toiles, grès et porcelaines” - 1994, Galerie Lelong, is included in the work.
Note: with the help of the potter Hans Spinner, Pierre Alechinsky created book-shaped sculptures, the larger ones in stoneware and the smaller ones in porcelain. Whether open or closed, they are decorated with a drawing, a simple line, a word or a pun.
"To all the forms presented to him by the ceramist - masses of chamotte clay or porcelain - in the shape of books, grimoires or bundles of papers, Alechinsky gives meaning and offers an interpretation, capturing with a single stroke - that of a fine brush - a hint born from the form, returning to that practice of automatic writing which lies at the very origin of his work. Black on white, revealing, Alechinsky's brush crosses these essential pages, linking text and drawing, making them rise to that common origin of Chinese writing which, for the painter, makes the drawing a narration, the image an aspect of the ideogram. This attention to writing, which initially was limited - at a time when this was not very common - to the titling of paintings, before becoming an autonomous and regular production of texts, finds here its paradoxical illustration. As in the composition of a haiku, the space offered to the painter by Hans Spinner imposes a contraction of thought and gesture, reducing the miniature to a few brushstrokes and a touch of wit". (in Alechinsky, toiles, grès et porcelaines, Galerie Lelong, 1994).
An authenticity and provenance certificate is provided.
We offer professional packaging and traceable shipping with DHL Express, (shipping times: 24 hours for European countries and 4 to 6 days for the Americas and other non-EU countries).
Seller's Story
Founded in Varese, Gutan Fine Art is a gallery specializing in Modern and Contemporary Art, with a focus on limited editions, and young talents.
With a particular focus for original prints and multiples, we offer a wide choice of works, following an artistic path, starting from the futurism of Balla and Severini, which passes through Hartung, Capogrossi and Vedova, the informal of Afro and Tapies, Motherwell's pop art and Robert Indiana, Matta's surrealism, the optical art of Vasarely, Le Parc, Morellet and many others up to the present day, through the major artistic movements of twentieth century.
Stoneware sculpture painted with a calligraphic brush dipped in oxide, made in 1994.
Intitulado "Reliure".
A unique piece, hand-signed and dated by Alechinsky.
Also signed with the potter Hans Spinner's ('S') stamp on the lower edge.
Dimensions of the sculpture: 15 x 15 x 5.5 cm
Very good condition.
Publisher: Galerie Lelong, Paris.
Bibliography: “Alechinsky – toiles, grès et porcelaines”, 1994, Galerie Lelong (no. 33)
The catalog “Alechinsky – toiles, grès et porcelaines” - 1994, Galerie Lelong, is included in the work.
Note: with the help of the potter Hans Spinner, Pierre Alechinsky created book-shaped sculptures, the larger ones in stoneware and the smaller ones in porcelain. Whether open or closed, they are decorated with a drawing, a simple line, a word or a pun.
"To all the forms presented to him by the ceramist - masses of chamotte clay or porcelain - in the shape of books, grimoires or bundles of papers, Alechinsky gives meaning and offers an interpretation, capturing with a single stroke - that of a fine brush - a hint born from the form, returning to that practice of automatic writing which lies at the very origin of his work. Black on white, revealing, Alechinsky's brush crosses these essential pages, linking text and drawing, making them rise to that common origin of Chinese writing which, for the painter, makes the drawing a narration, the image an aspect of the ideogram. This attention to writing, which initially was limited - at a time when this was not very common - to the titling of paintings, before becoming an autonomous and regular production of texts, finds here its paradoxical illustration. As in the composition of a haiku, the space offered to the painter by Hans Spinner imposes a contraction of thought and gesture, reducing the miniature to a few brushstrokes and a touch of wit". (in Alechinsky, toiles, grès et porcelaines, Galerie Lelong, 1994).
An authenticity and provenance certificate is provided.
We offer professional packaging and traceable shipping with DHL Express, (shipping times: 24 hours for European countries and 4 to 6 days for the Americas and other non-EU countries).
Seller's Story
Founded in Varese, Gutan Fine Art is a gallery specializing in Modern and Contemporary Art, with a focus on limited editions, and young talents.
With a particular focus for original prints and multiples, we offer a wide choice of works, following an artistic path, starting from the futurism of Balla and Severini, which passes through Hartung, Capogrossi and Vedova, the informal of Afro and Tapies, Motherwell's pop art and Robert Indiana, Matta's surrealism, the optical art of Vasarely, Le Parc, Morellet and many others up to the present day, through the major artistic movements of twentieth century.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Country of origin
Unknown
Style
Abstract
Material
Stoneware
Artist
Pierre Alechinsky (1927)
Title of artwork
Reliure
Signature
Hand signed, Plate signed
Edition
Unique work
Year
1994
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
15 cm
Width
15 cm
Depth
5.5 cm
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