Saul Yurkievich (1931–2005) - Femme
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Femme is an original ink portrait by Saul Yurkievich, dated 1952 and from the 1950–1960 period, with France listed as its country of origin.
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Saúl Yurkievich (1931–2005)
Female Figure — Expressionist Study, 1952
Black ink, pen and wash on paper
Dimensions: 30 × 21 cm
Date: June 12, 1952, according to the handwritten inscription at the bottom.
Mark: Green “SAUL YURKIEVICH” stamp in the lower right corner.
Description
An early graphic work by the Argentine artist, poet and literary critic Saúl Yurkievich (1931–2005), depicting a stylized female figure rendered in a distinctly expressionist style.
Executed in pen and black ink wash, this composition is distinguished by the almost hieratic elongation of the figure, the intensity of her gaze, and the striking contrast between the nervous delicacy of the line and the broad expanses of dark ink.
The face, built around large, deeply shadowed eyes, evokes the artistic explorations of European modernism, while the deliberate distortion of proportions gives the figure a presence that is at once melancholy and mysterious.
The artist makes great use of the expressive possibilities of ink, alternating between dense hatching, spontaneous lines and translucent washes. The interplay of shadows and areas of bare paper lends the figure remarkable expressive intensity.
Dated 1952, this composition bears witness to the artist’s early graphic explorations, at the intersection of figuration and expressionism.
Saúl Yurkievich (1931–2005)
Female Figure — Expressionist Study, 1952
Black ink, pen and wash on paper
Dimensions: 30 × 21 cm
Date: June 12, 1952, according to the handwritten inscription at the bottom.
Mark: Green “SAUL YURKIEVICH” stamp in the lower right corner.
Description
An early graphic work by the Argentine artist, poet and literary critic Saúl Yurkievich (1931–2005), depicting a stylized female figure rendered in a distinctly expressionist style.
Executed in pen and black ink wash, this composition is distinguished by the almost hieratic elongation of the figure, the intensity of her gaze, and the striking contrast between the nervous delicacy of the line and the broad expanses of dark ink.
The face, built around large, deeply shadowed eyes, evokes the artistic explorations of European modernism, while the deliberate distortion of proportions gives the figure a presence that is at once melancholy and mysterious.
The artist makes great use of the expressive possibilities of ink, alternating between dense hatching, spontaneous lines and translucent washes. The interplay of shadows and areas of bare paper lends the figure remarkable expressive intensity.
Dated 1952, this composition bears witness to the artist’s early graphic explorations, at the intersection of figuration and expressionism.
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Edition
Original
Artist
Saul Yurkievich (1931–2005)
Title of artwork
Femme
Technique
Ink
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
France
Year
1952
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
30 cm
Width
21 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Surrealism
Period
1950-1960
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