Bernar Venet
This screenprint by Bernar Venet combines mechanical and gestural processes, layering printed colour with hand applied oilstick to create a dynamic interplay between precision and spontaneity. The work on Cropper paper exemplifies Venet's characteristic approach to mixing industrial printing techniques with expressionistic mark making. The full sheet presentation emphasizes the artist's engagement with the physical materiality of the paper itself as an integral element of the composition.
- Medium
- Screenprint in colours with hand-colouring in oilstick, on Cropper paper, the full sheet.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions
March 28, 2025
Lot 15
Collectors of Bernar Venet
Artists in conversation
Frank Stella
American · b. 1936
Stella similarly combined industrial printmaking techniques with gestural, expressive mark making, producing works that balance geometric precision with spontaneous physical energy across large format sheets.
Cy Twombly
American · b. 1928
Twombly's prints and works on paper share Venet's layering of mechanical and hand applied media, particularly his use of oilstick and crayon over printed surfaces to create tension between controlled structure and raw gestural spontaneity.
Richard Serra
American · b. 1938
Serra's printmaking practice similarly engages industrial materials and processes alongside physical mark making, with an emphasis on the material weight and presence of the paper support itself as a compositional element.
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