Intaglio print on paper
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/pierre-soulages-1968" aria-label="More by Pierre Soulages" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Pierre Soulages</a>
Transferred from the Library 1989
abstraction
gestural
monochromatic
non-representational
<p>The black mark dominates Soulages' work, whether in painting or printmaking. Even when small in size, it reflects the physical movement of the artist's body and the breadth of his gesture. From 1947, Soulages was influenced by the brushstrokes of Chinese calligraphy. His austere, elegant works were critically acclaimed in Paris and he became one of the leading figures of gestural abstraction.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper print intaglio
17 May 2014 – 25 January 2015
2015-01-25
24 October 2014 – 25 January 2015
2015-01-25
2014-10-24
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (Middlesbrough, UK)
http://www.visitmima.com/
2014-05-17
International Exchanges: St Ives and Modern Art, 1915 - 1965
Exhibition
17 May 2014 – 31 January 2015
2015-01-31
1 October 2014 – 31 January 2015
2015-01-31
2014-10-01
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (Middlesbrough, UK)
http://www.visitmima.com/
2014-05-17
International Exchanges: St Ives and Modern Art, 1915 - 1965
Loan-out
[no title]
image: 245 × 170 mm
Transferred from the Library 1989
<p>The black mark dominates Soulages' work, whether in <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>painting</span></a> or <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/print" title="Glossary definition for 'Print'"><span>printmaking</span></a>. Even when small in size, it reflects the physical movement of the artist's body and the breadth of his gesture. From 1947, Soulages was influenced by the brushstrokes of Chinese calligraphy. His austere, elegant works were critically acclaimed in Paris and he became one of the leading figures of <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/g/gestural" title="Glossary definition for 'Gestural'"><span>gestural</span></a> <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/a/abstract-art" title="Glossary definition for 'Abstract art'"><span>abstraction</span></a>. </p>
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abstraction gestural monochromatic non-representational