Lithographie No. 16

1964

Pierre Soulages

Associated Names
Pierre Soulages

Artist, French, 1919 - 2022

Fernand Mourlot

Printer, French, 1895 - 1988

Dokumenta

Publisher

The image shows a series of vertical and horizontal black shapes with soft, uneven edges, creating a grid-like pattern against a lighter background. The abstract composition suggests shadows or silhouettes of tall structures or columns, resembling a darkened urban skyline or interior beams of a building. The interplay of dark and light areas creates the illusion of depth and perspective within the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black and gray on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Lasky Charitable Lead Trust)

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 32.07 × 46.36 cm (12 5/8 × 18 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 54.61 × 76.2 cm (21 1/2 × 30 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3285

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Encrevé 2022, no. 62

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Moses Lasky, San Francisco, California; Lasky Charitable Lead Trust, New York, 2002; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Bibliography

1974

  • Rivière, Yves. Soulages: Eaux-fortes, lithographies, 1952-1973. Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1974, no. 18.

2011

  • Encrevé, Pierre. Soulages: l'oeuvre imprimé. Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France, 2011, no. 62.

2022

  • Encrevé, Pierre, and Marie Cécile Miessner, eds. Soulages: l'oeuvre imprimé. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, 2022: no. 62.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Soulages; lower left in graphite: 19/65

Watermarks

RIVES BFK

Wikidata ID

Q77010178

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