Pierre Alechinsky (1927) - Serpent fumée

PIERRE ALECHINSKY (born 1927) Serpent fumée, 1977 Original signed lithograph, numbered, accompanied by its deluxe edition book Paintings and Writings Very rare complete set comprising the original deluxe edition — Copy no. 24/100 — Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, 1977. Bibliophilic ensemble including the work Pierre Alechinsky: Paintings and Writings and its original color lithograph Serpent fumée, specially produced by the artist for this deluxe edition. The original lithograph: Title: Serpent fumée (Snake Smoke) Artist: Pierre Alechinsky Date: 1977 Technique: original color lithography on paper Dimensions: 30 × 21 cm Print run: 100 copies Numbering: 24/100, on the imprint, hand-signed in pencil by Pierre Alechinsky. loose print, preserved with its original book. Characteristic composition of Alechinsky's graphic universe: on a dark brown-black background unfolds a red-orange serpentine form, accompanied by white and blue gestural motifs and a side band in ochre. This lithograph was specially printed to accompany the first 100 copies of the Louisiana edition. Its exact title, Serpent fumée, is explicitly mentioned in the edition’s justification. The book: Paintings and Writings Pierre Alechinsky — Paintings and Writings, with an introduction by Eugène Ionesco. Edition: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark Year: 1977 Copyright: Yves Rivière – Arts et Métiers Graphiques, Paris Language: English Format: large quarto, approximately 31 × 22.5 cm Pagination: 260 pages Binding: black cloth hardcover, gold title on the spine Dust jacket: illustrated in color Illustrations: numerous reproductions of the artist's paintings, drawings and graphic works, in black and white and in color, including several full-page Printing: Switzerland ISBN: 2-7004-0026-7 Important retrospective work devoted to Pierre Alechinsky, bringing together his paintings, his writings and rich iconographic documentation.

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