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Fon Klement La Chaise Bleue
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Private sellerHaarlem, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since May 2023 • 1 sale
Product description
Large H.C. (hors commerce) woodcut "La Chaise Bleue" created in his own relief printing technique by graphic artist Fon Klement (1930-2000) in 1994.
Signed in pencil, dated, and bearing his two fingerprints in blue ink, numbered 110/125. The written text ‘La Chaise Bleue’ is in pencil in the artist's handwriting.
Dimensions including frame with passe-partout: 100 x 100 cm.
The condition is excellent.
In 1,250.00 guilders. First owner.
The painting is currently wrapped in plastic sheeting due to an upcoming move.
The frame is silver-grey.
The work can, of course, be unpacked upon viewing.
La Chaise Bleue, the symbol of Nice, served as the inspiration for this artwork. Fon Klement (Amsterdam, 1930 - 2000) Fon Klement was a self-taught artist. After a brief period in which he gained recognition as a figurative painter and woodcutter, the first multi-color prints were created in 1960 using the technique so characteristic of him: the relief board cut.
Recognizable formal elements gradually gave way to more abstract motifs in a sober color palette. For Fon Klement, the later (re)discovery of the watercolor technique came at exactly the right time. Artistically speaking, he found himself at a crossroads. The need to change course was growing stronger. Fon Klement embarked on a quest and traveled through Provence for over ten weeks. In his makeshift studio in Lorgues, in southern France, they were there in abundance: flowers. Poppies, irises, roses, delphiniums, and hibiscus enticed the artist to continue on the path he had already embarked upon: painting and watercoloring floral still lifes. Since 1961, Fon Klement was a member of Xylon, the international association of woodcutters, which regularly exhibits prints throughout Europe. The exhibition ‘Prints today in the USA’, featuring an overview of prints by Dutch artists, including Fon Klement, toured the United States for many years. During the printmaking biennial ‘Grafiek Nu’ in Laren (autumn 1990), and later at the first international printmaking biennial in Maastricht (summer 1993), Fon Klement was awarded the Audience Award.
Specifications
ConditionExcellentColorsWhite, Blue, Yellow, GreyMaterialPaperNumber of items1ArtistsFon KlementFirst ownerYesOrientationSquareArt sizeMediumHeight100 cmWidth100 cm
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Private sellerHaarlem, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since May 2023 • 1 sale