Claude WEISBUCH (1927-2014), Bonjour Plichinelle ( Good Morning Plichinelle) 1971

Color lithograph, Arches paper , 56 x 76 cm, signed in pencil by the Author, published by Atelier Mourlot in 1971, E.A. edition.EA- "épreuve d'artiste," (artist's trial or artist's proof) means , a given print is part of a limited edition that is not part of a standard numbered edition. These types of prints are considered rare, their number is limited and therefore more expensive than the current edition. Prints with the EA signature are intended for the artist.Claude Weisbuch was born in Thionville, France in 1927 and was a student at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Nancy. As a painter, printmaker and lithographer, Weisbuch depicted subjects such as marionettes, harlequins, musicians, horse scenes, opera and dancers. In 1961, he was awarded the Critics' Prize. In 1968, he became a full member of the Association of French Painter-Graphers. His works are dominated by velvety lines. Using only a few earth tones and black and white, Weisbuch emphasized movement and form through line thickness and tone. As a lover of theater and classical music, the artist had a flair for the austere, the ecstatic and the contained. "I like a sketch, an unfinished painting full of mystery," he says. Weisbuch's unique style is that his works look like unfinished sketches, often with little color, but with tremendous vitality of line.The title "Polichinelle" in Polish means Poliszynelle, a character from the Italian commedia dell'arte, associated with a hunchbacked clown and a gossip.Weisbuch's works are in the collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Staaliche Graphische Sammlung in Munich.The framing shown in the visuals is for illustrative purposes only and does not constitute a commercial offer.