Set of 5 original lithographs – black and white, signed, France 1950s–60s

Set of 5 original lithographs – black and white, signed, France, 1950s–60s

A special set of five large original lithographs in black and white by the same artist, which we bought together in France years ago. All five are hand-signed in pencil; two are also numbered (8/10 and 10/10), indicating very small editions of ten impressions.

The five images:
1. Dancing couple – a couple in a close embrace against a night-time city with lanterns; numbered 8/10 (photos 1, 6 and 11)
2. Figures in the city – a group of tall, slender figures and children between high houses (photos 2, 7 and 12)
3. Man and child hand in hand – a tall man and a little girl in front of a row of tall houses (photos 3, 8 and 13)
4. Rooster – a proud rooster (coq) built up from wild, dark crayon strokes; numbered 10/10 (photos 4, 9 and 14)
5. Standing man with child – a stooping man next to a small child against angular houses (photos 5, 10 and 15)

The artist signed at lower right with a quick, angular signature beginning with ‘A.’ followed by a capital H or M; indistinctly signed. The style, with long, slender figures, angular planes and scraped white highlights, fits the expressive, figurative printmaking of the École de Paris in the 1950s and 60s. Printed on Arches BFK Rives, the classic French paper for original prints (blind stamp in the margin, photo 16).

Why we chose this piece

Not reproductions but five original, hand-signed lithographs from very small editions, and together a true series: the same hand, the same city, the same melancholic figures. The black and white has a raw, painterly texture that you only fully see up close.

Style and interior

Beautiful as a group on one wall, framed with a wide white or off-white mount and a slim black or oak frame, in a mid-century, industrial or calm modern interior. Also a lovely basis for a gallery wall in a hallway or stairwell.

Dimensions: each sheet approx. 50 × 65 cm (width × height), unframed
Quantity: 5 lithographs
Technique: original lithograph in black on BFK Rives paper
Artist: French artist, indistinctly signed
Signature: all five signed in pencil at lower right; ‘Dancing couple’ numbered 8/10, ‘Rooster’ numbered 10/10; ‘Man and child hand in hand’ is also signed at lower left (photo 3)
Period: 1950s–60s
Origin: France
Condition: varies per sheet; the images themselves are clear and well printed on all five.
– Dancing couple: fair. A tear in the right margin running a few centimetres into the image (photos 1 and 11), frayed right edge with small losses of paper (photo 6), damp stains in the left and top margins (photos 1 and 20).
– Figures in the city: good. Slight undulation and a small crease in the right margin (photo 19).
– Man and child hand in hand: good. Clean sheet with slight undulation; edges a little irregular (photo 16).
– Rooster: fair. Damp stains and tide lines in the left margin, creases and a few folds in the lower margin, bent corner at upper right; paper somewhat toned (photo 17). Image intact.
– Standing man with child: good. Crease and light fold in the upper left corner of the margin (photo 18).
A mount would hide most of the flaws in the margins.

Price:
Bieden from € 300 (voor de set van 5)

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