Original lithograph by Jean Carzou, "Les Baux", from the limited edition (450) portfolio "Provence", published by Andre Sauret in 1966.  Signed in pencil lower right.  A fine art reproduction of the Colophon is provided.
 
Les Baux-de-Provence, commonly called Les Baux or just Baux, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence region of Southern France. It is located in the Alpilles mountains.  After the Second World War that Les Baux began a cultural and touristic renaissance with the arrival of Louis Jou, a Catalan painter, engraver and typographer who set up a printing press here. His friends, who included Pablo Casals, Pierre Seghers, André Suarès and Yves Brayer brought intellectual life to the village.  In 1966, André Malraux signed a decree placing the entire town under the protection of the Ministry of Culture and the Environment.  Les Baux was listed among the most beautiful villages in France in 1998, and as an outstanding heritage site in 2019.
 
Presented in a 1 inch wide handmade antiqued gold with green accent wood frame, white conservation mat, and protected by Tru Vue Optium Museum Acrylic® glazing.  Mat opening size: 19 x 12 1/4 inches; overall size with frame: 24 1/2  x 18 inches.  As with all of our framed art, the frame and framing materials are new.  The lithograph, printed on Grand Velin d'Arches paper, is in mint condition (center fold as issued), with brilliant colors, having never been previously displayed, and once framed stored in a controlled environment away from light. 

Jean Carzou (1907-2000), was born in Syria to an Armenian family.  Carzou created his name from the first syllables of his birth first name and surname (Karnik Zouloumian).  He moved to Paris in the early 1920s to study art and architecture, and in 1925 he graduated from the Paris School of Architecture.  However, he abandoned his pursuit of architecture for the fine art, resorting to work as a street artist painting caricatures and portraits to support himself.  His art became noticed, providing Carzou with a steady income from his sketches of politicians and public figures that were published in Paris newspapers.  Through his line drawings and engravings he became well known as an illustrator for some of the 20th century's most important writers, including Hemingway, Camus, Ionesco and Rimbaud.  Carzou's works adorn opera houses, chapel walls, the SS France and a Château Mouton Rothschild wine bottle label.  His paintings are in the permanent collection of renowned art museums worldwide.  Over the course of his career, Carzou received many honors.  He was a member of France's Academie des Beaux-arts, and decorated with the National Order of Merit, three Hallmark Prizes for painting, the Grand Prize of Europe, and the Grand Prize of the Ile de France.  In 1976, Carzou became the first living artist to have his work appear on a French postage stamp.