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Pierre Soulages — Composition, from The Official Arts Portfolio of the XXIVth Olympiad, Seoul, Korea
Pierre Soulages

Composition, from The Official Arts Portfolio of the XXIVth Olympiad, Seoul, Korea

Pierre Soulages, the celebrated French abstract painter renowned for his mastery of bold, gestural mark-making, contributes this striking screenprint to the official arts portfolio of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Rendered in deep, luminous blue on wove paper, the composition showcases Soulages' signature exploration of light and texture through sweeping, powerful strokes that command the picture plane. The work reflects his lifelong investigation into the expressive potential of color and form, translating his monumental painting sensibility into the refined medium of printmaking.

Medium
Screenprint in blue, on wove paper, with full margins,

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Pierre Soulages, Composition, from The Official Arts Portfolio of the XXIVth Olympiad, Seoul, Korea

Pierre Soulages, the celebrated French abstract painter renowned for his mastery of bold, gestural mark-making, contributes this striking screenprint to the official arts portfolio of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Rendered in deep, luminous blue on wove paper, the composition showcases Soulages' signature exploration of light and texture through sweeping, powerful strokes that command the picture plane. The work reflects his lifelong investigation into the expressive potential of color and form, translating his monumental painting sensibility into the refined medium of printmaking.

Medium
Screenprint in blue, on wove paper, with full margins,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Geometric, French, Blue, Bold, Minimalist, Screenprint, Abstract Expressionism, Olympic, Modern, Abstract, Contemporary

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Jonathan Murray, Alex Capecelatro, Derek Jones, Sebastián Naranjo