Antonio Saura - Galerie Lelong Paris - Originalplakat - Roland Garros 1997

Color offset lithography by the artist Antonio Saura designed for the Roland Garros Tournament 1997 Original poster (no reproduction) on the occasion of the Roland Garros tennis tournament 1997 Copyright: Galerie Lelong Paris Artist: Antonio Saura (* September 22, 1930 in Huesca, Spain; † July 22, 1998 in Cuenca, Spain) Occasion: Roland Garros 1997 tennis tournament (French Open Paris) Printing technique: color offset lithography Dimensions: 75.00 x 57.00 cm Publisher: Galerie Lelong - Paris Printer: Arte - Paris Condition: excellent The graphic was stored very carefully in a graphic cabinet, dust- and UV-protected. Therefore, in excellent condition. The artwork has, of course, not yet been framed. Shipping is carried out carefully and professionally packed in a very sturdy high-volume graphic shipping tube with an additional outer carton, offering maximum protection against any damage. The package is additionally insured against loss and damage, at no cost to the buyer. About the artist: Antonio Saura, born in 1930 in Huesca, Spain, began drawing and writing as a self-taught artist as early as 1943. In 1953 he moved to Paris and became a member of the Surrealist group. In 1958 he participated in the Venice Biennale and in 1959 in Documenta II in Kassel, and in the same year he was shown with Antoni Tàpies at the van de Loo Gallery in Munich. In 1960 he received the Guggenheim Prize in New York, where a year later he exhibited at the Pierre Matisse Gallery. In addition to satirical works on paper, the first etchings and screenprints emerged. After retrospectives at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, in 1964 he, together with Chillida and Soulages, received the Carnegie Prize. From 1967 he wintered in Paris and summered in Cuenca/Spain, giving up painting on canvas for ten years in favor of works on paper. In 1975 the Maeght Gallery in Barcelona mounted a retrospective of works on paper, and in 1977 he participated in Documenta VI in Kassel. In 1979 there followed retrospectives with over 300 works on paper, including at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Kunsthalle of Düsseldorf and the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona. In 1994 the Museum of Modern Art in Lugano showcased the paintings from 1948-1990, and four years later Antonio Saura died in Cuenca. Works by Antonio Saura are among others in the Museum of Modern Art/New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou/Paris, the Stedelijk Museum/Amsterdam, the Tate Gallery/London, the National Gallery Berlin, the Vienna Museum of the 20th Century, and the Centro de Arte Reina Sofía/Madrid. About the artwork: Roland Garros is the traditional home of the annual Internationaux de France; the tennis tournament is worldwide better known as the French Open. This is one of the official posters that were designed and created each year for the tennis tournament at Roland Garros.

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