This artwork "Un Vase de Fleurs (Flowers in a Vase)" c.1980, is an original colors lithograph on watermarked Arches paper by noted French artist Frederic Menguy, 1927-2007. It is hand signed and numbered 17/200 in pencil by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 24x18 inches, sheet size is 30 x 22 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed.

About the artist:Born in Paris in 1927, Frederic Menguy a worldwide known artist was a pupil at the Sarcelles secondary school, then at the commercial school in Goussainville (Val d'Oise). Very early on, he developed a passion for drawing and painting and attended evening classes at the Paris workshops (Place des Vosges, then Boulevard du Montparnasse) while working as an accountant in an insurance company (1943-1949), then only part-time in a stockbroker's office (1950-1951). More in line with his vocation, he entered the Ecole normale d'enseignement du dessin in 1951 and, having obtained the certificat d'aptitude au professorat de l'enseignement du dessin d'art, taught drawing in 1953.
In 1956, Frederic Menguy gave up teaching to devote himself entirely to his work as a painter, following in the footsteps of Bernard Buffet and Andre Minaux, in the expressionist tradition of Francis Gruber, whose dark and miserable paintings always express the pessimism of the post-war period. 1957 was the year of his first exhibitions3, and personal exhibitions at the Theatre du Tertre of the writer and engraver Georges Charaire, then in the Parisian salons. In 1958, he married Nicole Allardin.
The research that followed in Frederic Menguy's work initially brought him closer to abstract landscape painting and evoked Nicolas de Stael. His lithographic work began in 1964, before his discovery of the Corbieres region in 1966 led him to settle in Villeneuve-la-Riviere the following year.
The work of Frederic Menguy is held in numerous collections worldwide.


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

Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph

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

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Excellent