Abstrait Gris - Original Lithograph by Marcel Fiorini - Late 20th Century Late 20th Century

Abstrait Gris is an original color lithograph on paper, realized by the artist Marcel Fiorini (1922-2008). Signed in pencil on the lower right margin, this is a print proof from an edition of 120 copies. Beautiful specimen, with bright colors, numbered in pencil and in Arabic numerals on lower left margin. In excellent condition, this is a wonderful contemporary abstract artwork, with some signs of the time like light folds on lower left margin, beyond the marginal line of the matrix. This defect does not affect the image. A poetic contemporary artwork has not to be missing in your collection! Marcel Fiorini (Guelma, Algeria 1922 - Bois-le-Roi, 2008) The French painter and engraver, born in Algeria of an emigrant Italian family, suffered the innovative influences of painting promoted by Italian Fascism. In 1941 he moved to Paris, creating a ''Study of painting'' together with the ''pieds-noirs'' Louis Nallard and Maria Manton. The French academician Roger Chastel promoted him in the Parisian artistic circles when he made his first successful exhibition at the ''Galerie Jeane Bucher'' in 1953. Since then his graphic and pictorial art has been exhibited in numerous European exhibitions and galleries. Fiorini also exhibited at the ''Biennale'' of San Paolo in Brazil, awarded by the local authorities. Marcel Fiorini experimented with avant-garde techniques in his graphic compositions. He made much use of xylography and metal engraving. One of his greatest contributions was the use of linoleum to create graphic compositions in modern painting. Fiorini in the early fifties specialized a lot in carving, and in 1963 he gained international fame when he recorded the pages of the book ''Un Herbier des dunes'' (a poem by Jean Lescure) in the Studio Leblanc in Paris.