Michel Pinel (1949 - 2022 ) - Hommage à Balthus - 2008 - Certificat - No Reserve

Michel Pinel (1949–2022) France

Homage to Balthus
Date: 2008
Edition: H.S. (Special Issue)
Dimensions: 30 × 24 cm
Original silver gelatin print on baryta paper

Signature and notes on the back:
Triangular stamp in violet ink 'MICHEL PINEL PHOTO BXL'.
* Handwritten notes in pencil: 'h.s.', 'Homage to Balthus', and '2008'.
Numbering or handwritten annotation: '33A / 37'.
Mounted print bearing the mention: 'Original print on baryta paper, created in my workshop.'

Provenance: Artist's studio

Certificate: Certificate of authenticity issued by Steve Rosat for Rosat Antiques Gallery, dated January 3, 2025, in Brussels, with an embossed seal 'Michel Pinel Photographer' and handwritten signature of Steve Rosat.

Sale: No reserve price

Description

Homage to Balthus (2008) continues the work of Michel Pinel around the nude and the female portrait, where natural light and the simplicity of the pose reveal a deep humanity.

The model, photographed from the waist up, faces the camera, dressed in an open lace shirt, with a calm and direct attitude. The artist pays homage here to Balthus's pictorial universe, evoking the tension between modesty and revelation, while maintaining the formal rigor characteristic of his photographic work. The print, made by Pinel himself on baryté paper, demonstrates his mastery of the silver process and his attachment to the materiality of the print.

Condition
Excellent condition. The print is perfectly preserved, with no alteration of the paper or traces of handling. The inscriptions and the stamp on the back are clear and perfectly legible.

Provenance: Family collection of the photographer who passed away in 2022.

Michel Pinel 1949-2022

Born in 1949
After studying in Cahors, he moved to Milan, where he met the director Paul Casalini, who introduced him to photography and helped him develop a love for it. He ventured into the profession, which quickly became his passion. Michel Pinel creates fashion photographs.
A devotee of pure photography, he produces in his studio prints of remarkable quality. He invests himself in what has become his favorite mode of expression: nude photographs.
and exhibited internationally. Her photos are also kept in private collections in Australia, Belgium, Spain, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the United States.