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Francois Rouan
Alternance

c.1980

$450
£340.38
€397.43
CA$640.87
A$650.24
CHF 371.46
MX$7,872.77
NOK 4,363.92
SEK 4,358.14
DKK 2,970.98

About the Item

This artwork titled "Alternance" c.1980 is an original lithograph on Arches paper by noted French abstract expressionist artist Francois Rouan, b.1943. It is hand signed, titled and numbered IX/X in pencil by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 21 x 15.25 inches, sheet size is 24.35 x 17.75 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist: Born in Montpellier, France, in 1943, François Rouan moved to Paris in 1961 to study at the École Nationale Supérieure 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), Musée d'Art Moderne in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (1995), Abattoirs in Toulouse (2006) and Musée Fabre in Montpellier (2017). He has been exhibited worldwide, including by the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York (1972), Stadtische Kunsthalle in Düsseldorf (1979), Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo (1997) and Beijing Institute of Fine Arts (2000). Between 1987 and 2005, François Rouan's work featured in a dozen exhibitions at Galerie Templon. In September 2024, the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon is holding a major retrospective of his work.
  • Creator:
    Francois Rouan (1943, French)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1980
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24.35 in (61.85 cm)Width: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: rouan/031stDibs: LU666314527452

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