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Lygia Pape — wood cut print on Japanese rice paper
Lygia Pape

wood cut print on Japanese rice paper

1953

Lygia Pape's woodcut print on delicate Japanese rice paper exemplifies her early engagement with the Brazilian Concrete art movement, where geometric precision meets the organic warmth of traditional printmaking materials. The interplay between the bold, carved lines of the woodblock and the translucent, fibrous texture of the rice paper creates a dialogue between structure and fragility. This work reflects Pape's enduring interest in the tension between rigidity and sensory experience, inviting the viewer to consider both the visual and tactile dimensions of the printed surface.

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Latin America

May 24, 2017

Estimate: $90,000$120,000

Sold: $105,000

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Lygia Pape, wood cut print on Japanese rice paper, 1953

Lygia Pape's woodcut print on delicate Japanese rice paper exemplifies her early engagement with the Brazilian Concrete art movement, where geometric precision meets the organic warmth of traditional printmaking materials. The interplay between the bold, carved lines of the woodblock and the translucent, fibrous texture of the rice paper creates a dialogue between structure and fragility. This work reflects Pape's enduring interest in the tension between rigidity and sensory experience, inviting the viewer to consider both the visual and tactile dimensions of the printed surface.

Year
1953
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Geometric, Abstract Art, 20th Century, Geometric Forms, Minimalist, Modernist, Japanese Rice Paper, Brazilian Artist, Modernist Pioneer, Modern Pioneer, Printmaking, Geometric Abstraction, Concrete Art, Works on Paper, Monochromatic, Rice Paper, Female Artist, Mid-Century, Woodcut Print, Abstract, Neoconcretism

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