Atelier du TAPIS VERT - THE MAN by Anton PRINNER - Lot 61

Atelier du TAPIS VERT - THE MAN by Anton PRINNER PRINTING MATRIX (linocut) Poster for the Atelier du Tapis Vert in Vallauris Mounted on wood panel Total dimensions. 70 x 52 cm Provenance l Imprimerie Arnera, Vallauris History | Anton Prinner, pseudonym of Anna Prinner, of Hungarian origin, enrolled at the Budapest School of Fine Arts in 1920. He moved to Paris in 1928, adopting a male pseudonym. He frequented artists living in Montparnasse and, influenced by Russian artists, began a Constructivist period in 1932. At the same time, he joined the studio of Stanley William Hayter, an English painter, to learn the art of engraving. From 1937 onwards, his work became figurative. He created numerous sculptures inspired by Eastern cultures, using a variety of materials (stone, wood, granite, etc.). In 1950, he moved to the "Tapis Vert" studios in Vallauris, created by René Batigne and his wife Claire Voight. He created "L'Homme", a monumental wooden statue over 4 m high, shown here on this matrix. Plate sold without printing rights