Corneille - Litho: Bon a tirer - 1963 (Zeer zeldzaam, mogelijk unica!) - Sold

Lithograph by Corneille. Bon a tirer. Year: 1963. Dimensions including passe-partout: H67 x W54cm. Dimensions representation: H53.5 x W41cm. The work is signed in pencil by the artist at the bottom right. The authenticity of the offered work is fully guaranteed. A certificate of authenticity can be emailed upon request.

Literature: Corneille , the complete graphic work 1948 - 1975, number: 154 is the exhibition lithograph. This is only the lithograph itself without the text. Very rare! This is probably the only copy. I've never seen him in the last 37 years.




Send/pick up:

When purchasing, the work can be picked up in 's-Gravenzande (near The Hague (Scheveningen), Rotterdam and Delft and 10 minutes from the beach). The term for collection is very generous with advance payment. In other words, the buyer can pick up the work weeks or even months later and, if possible, combine it with a visit to one of the aforementioned cities or the beach. The work can also be sent via PostNL. Our shipping days are Tuesday and Thursday.

Corneille was at the cradle of Cobra. After the breakup of the group, Cobra remains important to him, which can be seen in the childlike imagery. In 1947 he came into contact with Surrealist art and literature. Surrealism unleashes a new freedom of fantasy for Corneille.​

A trip to Cuba, South America and Mexico in the mid-1960s marked the end of his gloomy and abstract paintings. Corneille has no explanation for this: "It just happened." Color and movement returned to his work, making it much more cheerful, influenced by the art of indigenous peoples. His work becomes figurative and he uses motifs such as women, trees and birds.​

Corneille does not make sketches or plans before starting a painting. "I start simple and the topic doesn't matter that much. It's about the intensity."​