This artwork "Manor Arena c.1980 is an original etching on Japan paper by noted French abstract expressionist artist Francois Rouan, b.1943. It is hand signed and numbered 1/40 in pencil by the artist. Titled in the plate. The plate mark (image) size is 20 x 16 inches, sheet size is 26 x 20.5 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed.

About the artist:

Born in Montpellier, France, in 1943, Francois Rouan moved to Paris in 1961 to study at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-arts. His research into collages led to his first experiments with braiding in 1965, initially with gouache-covered paper than painted canvases, cut up then reassembled as a grid. His focus shifted to other techniques, including hatching and wax. In 1980 he broadened his practice to encompass other mediums, both photographic and film-based.
His work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions and retrospectives, notably at the Centre Pompidou in Paris (1975, 1983 and 1994), Musee d'Art Moderne in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (1995), Abattoirs in Toulouse (2006) and Musee Fabre in Montpellier (2017). He has been exhibited worldwide, including by the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York (1972), Stadtische Kunsthalle in Dusseldorf (1979), Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo (1997) and Beijing Institute of Fine Arts (2000). Between 1987 and 2005, Francois Rouan's work featured in a dozen exhibitions at Galerie Templon. In September 2024, the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon is holding a major retrospective of his work.


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Excellent

Materials & Techniques:
Etching, Paper

Details:
Country of Origin: Unknown
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Art Subjects: Abstract
Frame Type: Unframed

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Excellent