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Lithograph by Francis Bott printed on Marais watermarked paper. The lithograph is printed in green, grey, yellow and black and is signed, dated 51. From a very small edition size, this is numbered 1 of 4 copies. The sheet has some light handling folds, otherwise in good condition.Image size 380 x 490mm; Page size 500 x 650mm Reference: Henze 184. In the 1930 s-40 s Bott exhibited at the Galerie Maeght Surrealist show organised by André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. However, after 1948 Bott s work transformed into abstraction and he was showing alongside Pierre Soulages, Hans Hartung and Ben Nicholson. A film made in 1957 about him, Soulages and Vieira da Silva, titled Three Artists From Montparnasse they were the centre of the École de Paris movement at the time.The lithograph was made in this period. Seller Inventory # 60001334
Title: Francis Bott Signed Lithograph (Henze 184)
Publisher: Self Published
Publication Date: 1951
Binding: No Binding
Illustrator: Francis Bott
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Roe and Moore, London, United Kingdom
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Francis Bott (illustrator). 1st Edition. Francis Bott lithograph printed on handmade paper with the Marais watermark. Printed in green, grey, yellow and black, the lithograph is signed, dated '51 by the artist. From a very small edition size. The sheet has some light handling folds, otherwise in good condition. Possibly a rare colour variant to the one illustrated in the Henze book. Scarce. Image size 38 x 48 cm (15.5 x 19.5 inches Sheet Size 50 x 65 cm (20 x 25.5 inches) Reference: Henze 184 'Composition. Serigraphie (?) 1950 Sammlung: Verbleib unbekannt. Bemerkung:Foto im Archiv des Kunstlers. ' Provenance: Purchased at the 'Works from the Studio of Francis Bott (1904-1998)' Sale, Christie's, London, 16th November 2006. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 60003869
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