Serge Poliakoff - Etchings and lithographs

Thaddée Poliakoff and the Coin des Arts team invite you to the opening of the exhibition :

Serge Poliakoff - Etchings and lithographs

Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969), a major figure in the abstract art of the Ecole de Paris and a remarkable colourist, is considered one of the pillars of modern art. His artistic training was based on the figurative art, but in the 1930s he gradually turned away from the landscapes and portraits he loved and began to produce his first abstract compositions. The 1940s heralded the advent of his singular abstract style, in which line plays a key role. This style became particularly defined around 1949 with the appearance of a series of geometric compositions based on combinations of flat areas of colour. The next two decades saw the emergence of a large amount of work that formed Serge Poliakoff's artistic vocabulary.

For our exhibition, we have chosen to focus on the last decade of the artist's life, the 1960s, while observing the development of his work from the late 1950s onwards. This was a fruitful period for the production of prints, thanks in particular to his collaboration with the Erker-Presse lithography workshop in St Gallen, Switzerland. Alongside prints and etchings, we present a number of gouaches and oils on canvas that mark a turning point in Serge Poliakoff's creative output. This selection is complemented by family archives and the livre d'artiste Parménide, a unique project by the artist.

Accompanied by a cocktail reception, the vernissage will take place on Thursday, September 14, 2023 from 5 pm to 8 pm at Galerie Le Coin des Arts, Le Marais

Exhibition: from Thursday, September 14 to October 4, 2023

Gallery Le Coin des Arts - Le Marais
53, rue de Turenne, Paris IIIè

Tel: +33 9 52 29 01 82 - info@lecoindesarts.com

Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 1pm and from 2pm to 7pm

Image: Lithograph n°71, Composition bleue, 1969, 96 x 64 cm, 80 signed ex.