‘Composition’, an impressive 1970s limited edition French abstract lithograph by Marcelle Cahn.

Description

Comprised of flat planes of geometric forms, a harmonic sense of perspective and overlapping is gained by the use of colours - orange, blue, cream, grey, and pink. The rounded shapes and colour palette used are typical of the 1960s & 70s, and the overall style of the work is typical of Cahn, a noted female abstract artist.

Produced in 1972 in a limited edition of 250, this is numbered 139 and is signed by Cahn in pencil. The back of the print is stamped in violet "C.N.A.C. Tirage limité à 250 exemplaires à l'occasion de l'exposition itenérante Marcelle Cahn 1972 73" which translates as "C.N.A.C. Pulling limited to 250 examples on the occasion of the travelling exhibition [of] Marcelle Cahn 1972 73". Another example of this print from this edition is in the Pompidou Centre in Paris, France, having been acquired in 1984.

A large size and a real statement piece - framed up, this would look even more stunning.

Marcelle Cahn (1895-1981) was an avant garde French artist known for her Cubist, Purist and Abstract works of art. She was also one of the most important of the few female avant garde artists of the first half of the 20th century. After studying literature and philosophy at Strasbourg, she moved to Berlin where she studied under Lovis Corinth and Eugen Spiro. During the 1920s, she lived between Paris and Strasbourg, studying under Fernand Leger and Amedée Ozenfant and exhibiting her work widely, often at major salons. By the late 1920s, her hallmark geometrical abstraction style was set and her work was seen alongside that by Piet Mondrian, Jean Arp, and Albert Gleizes. She joined the influential Abstraction-Création group in 1930. After the war, her career flourished and she exhibited internationally. From 1972-74, a travelling retrospective of her work was organised by the French National Centre of Contemporary Art.

Paper: 65cm high, 38cm wide

Condition
As photographed. Crisp and colourful, noting some spots of light foxing, but in very good to excellent condition and untrimmed with deckle edges. Wonderful!

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