Max Papart Etching with Carborundum Embossed Signed Art

Max Papart Etching with Carborundum Embossed Signed Art

Max Papart Limited Edition Print Carborundum Signed in pencil and marked épreuve d'artiste.(Artist Proof) An Artist’s Proof (AP) is a number marking which appears on certain print editions. This is outside the regular edition, but printed at the same time or after the regular edition from the same plates without changes. By custom, the artist retains the A/Ps for his personal use or sale. Typically, 10% of the edition total is designated as A/P, or in the case of a small edition, five graphics are usually so designated. Size: 21 x 30 Condition : Minor surface scuff Max Papart (1911 - 1994) was born in Marseilles, France in 1911. Papart began his career as a landscape painter. His work evolved into abstraction, and he gained a reputation as the heir to classic cubism. Through the years he has developed spiritual affinities with other styles and schools. Elements of Etruscan, archaic European, African, and pre-Columbian art have influenced his work, leading to his present semi-figurative style. In Papart's art, composition goes hand in hand with color, each strengthening the other. He feels that "color is intuitive." His etchings are noted for contrast in surface textures, achieved with aquatint for a soft, mottled appearance and with carborundum, a technique that results in deep veining reminiscent of stone.