Le Pont de Grenelle, Paris, 1925
by André Lhote (French, 1885-1962)
Color pochoir (stencil) with gouche, 21 x 30 1/4 in. frame
Edition 128/150, signed and numbered in ink at lower left and within the plate at lower right
Period wood frame, recent matting
Condition: very good antique condition with minor age related discoloration, frame has some scuff marks
'Pochoir' is the French word for stencil. In the 1920-30’s, the practice of stenciling was rejuvenated by the French. In a labor intensive process, the outline of the image was typically printed as a black and white lithograph, which served as a base layer. Separate stencils were cut, in thin sheets of copper, zinc, or aluminum, for each indiviual color. Using watercolor or gouche, each successive color layer was applied to the stencil with a brush called a pompon. The result is a layered painterly image unique to itself, as part of a limited edition.
André Lhote (1885-1962) was a Modernist French painter, sculptor, art critic, and educator known for his contributions to Cubism and his influential role as a teacher. He was born in Bordeaux and initially trained as a sculptor before turning to painting.
After initially working in a Fauvist style, Lhote shifted towards Cubism and joined the Section d'Or group in 1912, which included Marcel Duchamp and other prominent Cubists, exhibiting at the Salon de la Section d'Or.
In 1918, following his service in WWI, he co-founded Nouvelle Revue Française, the art journal to which he contributed articles on art theory until 1940.
Lhote taught at the Académie Notre-Dame des Champs from 1918 to 1920, and later at other Paris art schools—including the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and his own school, Academy André Lhote which he founded in Montparnasse in 1922. He died in Paris in 1962.
Today, Lhote’s works are included in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Albertina in Vienna, among others.
by André Lhote (French, 1885-1962)
Color pochoir (stencil) with gouche, 21 x 30 1/4 in. frame
Edition 128/150, signed and numbered in ink at lower left and within the plate at lower right
Period wood frame, recent matting
Condition: very good antique condition with minor age related discoloration, frame has some scuff marks
'Pochoir' is the French word for stencil. In the 1920-30’s, the practice of stenciling was rejuvenated by the French. In a labor intensive process, the outline of the image was typically printed as a black and white lithograph, which served as a base layer. Separate stencils were cut, in thin sheets of copper, zinc, or aluminum, for each indiviual color. Using watercolor or gouche, each successive color layer was applied to the stencil with a brush called a pompon. The result is a layered painterly image unique to itself, as part of a limited edition.
André Lhote (1885-1962) was a Modernist French painter, sculptor, art critic, and educator known for his contributions to Cubism and his influential role as a teacher. He was born in Bordeaux and initially trained as a sculptor before turning to painting.
After initially working in a Fauvist style, Lhote shifted towards Cubism and joined the Section d'Or group in 1912, which included Marcel Duchamp and other prominent Cubists, exhibiting at the Salon de la Section d'Or.
In 1918, following his service in WWI, he co-founded Nouvelle Revue Française, the art journal to which he contributed articles on art theory until 1940.
Lhote taught at the Académie Notre-Dame des Champs from 1918 to 1920, and later at other Paris art schools—including the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and his own school, Academy André Lhote which he founded in Montparnasse in 1922. He died in Paris in 1962.
Today, Lhote’s works are included in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Albertina in Vienna, among others.
by André Lhote (French, 1885-1962)
Color pochoir (stencil) with gouche, 21 x 30 1/4 in. frame
Edition 128/150, signed and numbered in ink at lower left and within the plate at lower right
Period wood frame, recent matting
Condition: very good antique condition with minor age related discoloration, frame has some scuff marks
'Pochoir' is the French word for stencil. In the 1920-30’s, the practice of stenciling was rejuvenated by the French. In a labor intensive process, the outline of the image was typically printed as a black and white lithograph, which served as a base layer. Separate stencils were cut, in thin sheets of copper, zinc, or aluminum, for each indiviual color. Using watercolor or gouche, each successive color layer was applied to the stencil with a brush called a pompon. The result is a layered painterly image unique to itself, as part of a limited edition.
André Lhote (1885-1962) was a Modernist French painter, sculptor, art critic, and educator known for his contributions to Cubism and his influential role as a teacher. He was born in Bordeaux and initially trained as a sculptor before turning to painting.
After initially working in a Fauvist style, Lhote shifted towards Cubism and joined the Section d'Or group in 1912, which included Marcel Duchamp and other prominent Cubists, exhibiting at the Salon de la Section d'Or.
In 1918, following his service in WWI, he co-founded Nouvelle Revue Française, the art journal to which he contributed articles on art theory until 1940.
Lhote taught at the Académie Notre-Dame des Champs from 1918 to 1920, and later at other Paris art schools—including the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and his own school, Academy André Lhote which he founded in Montparnasse in 1922. He died in Paris in 1962.
Today, Lhote’s works are included in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Albertina in Vienna, among others.