Pierre Soulages: ‘Peinture 162 x 130 cm, 9 juillet 1961’ | Christie's

Discover the exceptional luminosity and rhythmic power of Pierre Soulages’ masterpiece. On an off-white background, large bands of black and Prussian blue create a right-angled structure that sweep across the surface. 'Soulages never paints from his head with something already in mind, but rather responds to the paint in front of him', explains Paul Nyzam, Post-War and Contemporary Art specialist in Paris. This important, radical work by France’s greatest living painter, produced at a key moment in his career, is offered in the Paris Avant-garde sale on 22 October Learn More: Paris Avant-Garde – 22 October, Paris. -- Subscribe to Christie's YouTube: http://goo.gl/Vmh7Hf Sign up to Christie's Weekly: https://goo.gl/kc8qpV Follow Christie's on: Facebook: https://ift.tt/2elC9Zg Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristiesInc Instagram: https://ift.tt/2iJ3lGm Pinterest: https://ift.tt/2elCafM