Peinture 195 x 130 cm, 1955

1955

Pierre Soulages

Artist, French, 1919 - 2022

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine

  • Dimensions

    overall: 194 x 129.7 cm (76 3/8 x 51 1/16 in.)
    framed: 196.1 x 131.8 x 3.3 cm (77 3/16 x 51 7/8 x 1 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1971.87.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Burton G. [1902-1991] and Emily Hall [1908-1987] Tremaine, Madison, Connecticut; gift 1971 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • Pierre Soulages Paintings, Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, 1955.

1959

  • Documenta II, Museum Fridericianum, Kassel, 1959, repro.

1960

  • Pierre Soulages, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover; Folkwang Museum, Essen; Gemeente Museum, The Hague; Kunsthaus, Zurich, 1960-1961.

1962

  • Eröffnungsausstellung, Gimpel and Hanover Galerie, Zurich, 1962.

1963

  • 1st Internationale Salon de Galeries-Pilotes, Palais de Rumine, Lausanne, 1963, repro.

2014

  • Pierre Soulages: New Paintings, Dominique Lévy Gallery, New York, 2014, not in catalogue.

Bibliography

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 330, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 379, repro.

1994

  • Emcrevé, Pierre. Soulages: L'oeuvre complet. I: 1946-1959. 3 vols. Paris, 1994: 1:206, no. 213, repro.

  • Encrevé, Pierre. Soulages: L'oeuvre complet, Peintures. 4 vols. Paris, 1994-2015: 1(1994):206, no. 213, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: soulages / 55

Wikidata ID

Q20194799

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