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Pierre Soulages — SERIGRAPHIE N°3
Pierre Soulages

SERIGRAPHIE N°3

1974

Sérigraphie N°3 is a silkscreen on paper realized by Pierre Soulages in 1974, measuring 45 by 31 centimeters and bearing the artist's signature alongside that of poet and statesman Léopold Sédar Senghor. The work belongs to a limited edition of two hundred copies, printed by Publi-Séri in Nice and published by the Dynamic Museum of Dakar, placing it firmly within a precise historical and cultural moment. The dual signatures lend the piece an exceptional provenance, connecting two of the twentieth century's most significant voices across art and literature, one a master of abstraction and the other a founding figure of the Négritude movement. The work was produced on the occasion of Soulages's exhibition at the Dynamic Museum of Dakar, a context that underscores its importance beyond the purely aesthetic. Soulages, internationally recognized for his sustained investigation of black as both material and light, brings to this print the same controlled intensity that defines his broader practice. The silkscreen medium, employed with deliberate precision, allows his characteristic interplay of surface tension and tonal depth to translate effectively into the printed format, retaining the gravitas associated with his larger canvases. For collectors, this edition represents a rare convergence of factors: limited availability, the involvement of two historically significant signatories, and an institutional origin tied to a landmark exhibition on the African continent. Offered in very good condition and framed at the collector's discretion, the work stands as both a distinguished example of Soulages's graphic output and a meaningful artifact of transatlantic cultural exchange in the mid-1970s.

Medium
Silkscreen on paper
Sheet
Signed
Yes

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Pierre Soulages, SERIGRAPHIE N°3, 1974

Sérigraphie N°3 is a silkscreen on paper realized by Pierre Soulages in 1974, measuring 45 by 31 centimeters and bearing the artist's signature alongside that of poet and statesman Léopold Sédar Senghor. The work belongs to a limited edition of two hundred copies, printed by Publi-Séri in Nice and published by the Dynamic Museum of Dakar, placing it firmly within a precise historical and cultural moment. The dual signatures lend the piece an exceptional provenance, connecting two of the twentieth century's most significant voices across art and literature, one a master of abstraction and the other a founding figure of the Négritude movement. The work was produced on the occasion of Soulages's exhibition at the Dynamic Museum of Dakar, a context that underscores its importance beyond the purely aesthetic. Soulages, internationally recognized for his sustained investigation of black as both material and light, brings to this print the same controlled intensity that defines his broader practice. The silkscreen medium, employed with deliberate precision, allows his characteristic interplay of surface tension and tonal depth to translate effectively into the printed format, retaining the gravitas associated with his larger canvases. For collectors, this edition represents a rare convergence of factors: limited availability, the involvement of two historically significant signatories, and an institutional origin tied to a landmark exhibition on the African continent. Offered in very good condition and framed at the collector's discretion, the work stands as both a distinguished example of Soulages's graphic output and a meaningful artifact of transatlantic cultural exchange in the mid-1970s.

Medium
Silkscreen on paper
Dimensions
sheet: 45 x 31 cm
Year
1974
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
DIGARD AUCTION

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