MAX PAPART MODERNIST ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE - LIMITED EDITION SIGNED PRINT, CIRCA 1960S

A STRIKING MID-CENTURY MODERNIST COMPOSITION BY FRENCH ARTIST MAX PAPART, RENDERED IN BOLD GEOMETRIC FORMS AND A VIBRANT PALETTE OF PRIMARY COLOURS. THE PRINT DEPICTS AN ABSTRACTED ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE WITH LAYERED HORIZONTAL PLANES, FEATURING A LUMINOUS WHITE CLOUD FORM AGAINST A TURQUOISE SKY, BOLD RED AND YELLOW GEOMETRIC SHAPES SUGGESTING BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES, AND A STRIKING RED AND TEAL STRIPED BASE. THE COMPOSITION DEMONSTRATES THE ARTIST'S CHARACTERISTIC APPROACH TO MODERNIST DESIGN, COMBINING ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS WITH PURE COLOUR RELATIONSHIPS.

IDENTIFICATION AND ATTRIBUTION:
- ARTIST: MAX PAPART (FRENCH, 1911-1994)
- SIGNATURE: SIGNED IN PEN LOWER RIGHT MARGIN
- EDITION: HAND-NUMBERED 29/75, INDICATING THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION PRINT FROM A RUN OF 75 IMPRESSIONS
- MEDIUM: COLOUR LITHOGRAPH OR SCREENPRINT WITH HAND-APPLIED COLOUR ENHANCEMENT
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1960S

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 48 CM
- WIDTH: 56 CM
- UNFRAMED

CONDITION: THE PRINT IS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR AGE. THE PAPER SHOWS MINOR FOXING TO THE WHITE MARGINS, CONSISTENT WITH NATURAL AGEING. LIGHT SURFACE DUST IS PRESENT BUT DOES NOT AFFECT THE IMAGE AREA. THE COLOURS REMAIN VIBRANT AND TRUE. NO TEARS, CREASING, OR DAMAGE TO THE PRINTED IMAGE ITSELF. THE PAPER EXHIBITS NATURAL PATINA APPROPRIATE TO A WORK OF THIS AGE. THE SIGNATURE AND EDITION NUMBER ARE CLEARLY LEGIBLE.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION. NO EXHIBITION HISTORY DOCUMENTED.

NOTES: MAX PAPART WAS A SIGNIFICANT FIGURE IN MID-CENTURY EUROPEAN MODERNISM, KNOWN FOR HIS BOLD GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTIONS AND INNOVATIVE PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES. HIS WORK BRIDGES CONSTRUCTIVISM AND ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM. LIMITED EDITION PRINTS FROM HIS HAND-SIGNED SERIES REMAIN HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE. THE EDITION NUMBER 29/75 CONFIRMS THIS AS AN ORIGINAL LIMITED EDITION IMPRESSION, NOT A REPRODUCTION.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

NOTE: CABINET NOT INCLUDED

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Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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