Alberto Magnelli "Musique" 1971 Lithograph

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Original 1971 lithograph after the 1941 collage by Magnelli. Printed by Charles Sortier of Atelier Mourlot for XXe Siècle. For … Read more Original 1971 lithograph after the 1941 collage by Magnelli.  Printed by Charles Sortier of Atelier Mourlot for XXe Siècle.  For over 150 years, Mourlot was almost synonymous with lithography, producing work of such excellent quality that it was clear they had attained the height of printing mastery.  Print size: 12-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches.  Mint condition new old stock, from our complete copy of XXe Siècle 37. The Colophon page is shown for provenance purposes and not included.

Alberto Magnelli (1888-1971) was an Italian painter and graphic artist who played an important role in the development of modern art in Europe.  He was born in Florence, Italy and began his artistic career as a self-taught painter.  In the 1910s, Magnelli became associated with the Futurist movement, which celebrated modernity and the dynamism of the machine age.  He participated in several Futurist exhibitions and developed a personal style characterized by bold colors and geometric forms.  During the 1920s and 1930s, Magnelli moved away from the Futurist movement and developed a more abstract style of painting.  He was associated with a group of artists known as the "Abstraction-Création" group, which sought to promote abstract art in Europe. Magnelli's work from this period is characterized by a more subdued color palette and an emphasis on geometric shapes. Magnelli joined the French Resistance during World War II, and was imprisoned by the Nazis.  After the war, he returned to his artistic career and continued to produce abstract paintings and prints until his death in 1971. 

Charles Sorlier was a French painter, printmaker, and lithographer, best known for his collaborations with Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall.  Sorlier worked as a master printer at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris, where he met Picasso in 1946.  The two began a collaboration that lasted for over two decades, during which Sorlier produced hundreds of lithographic prints based on Picasso's drawings and paintings.  Sorlier's skill as a printer allowed Picasso to experiment with different techniques and colors in his prints, and their collaboration resulted in some of the most iconic images of 20th-century art. Sorlier also worked with other famous artists of his time, including Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró and Alberto Magnelli.  He passed away in 1990.

XXe Siècle (Chroniques du Jour) was a deluxe art revue that published many outstanding prints.  It was published by Gualtieri di San Lazzaro from 1938-1939, and again from 1951 until 1978, with its artwork printed by the finest printers, such as Atelier Mourlot.  Many important artists contributed original prints, including Miro, Picasso, Chagall, Braque, Villon, Matta, Indiana, Rosenquist, Lam, Dali, Matisse, Delaunay, Ernst, Poliakoff, Soulages, Leger, Moore, Kandinsky, Agam, Arp, Calder, Magnelli, Baj, Marini, Vasarely, and Zao Wou-ki. See less