Suite of three lithographs by Pierre Tal-Coat.  Printed in 1972 by Arte in Paris.  Presented in a 1 1/8 inch wide handmade matte black wood frame, white conservation mat, and Conservation Clear Acrylic glazing.  Mat opening size: 11 x 15 inches; overall size with frame: 14 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches.  As with all of our framed art, the frame and framing materials are new.  The prints are in mint condition, having never been displayed, and are stored in a controlled environment away from light.  The price is for the suite of three.

Pierre Tal-Coat (1905 - 1985), born Pierre Jacob, was a French abstract landscape painter, printer, and sculptor.  He adopted the pseudonym Tal-Coat (meaning “face of wood” in the Breton dialect), to avoid be confused with poet Max Jacob.  Tal-Coat is considered to be one of the founders of Tachisme, a style of abstract painting popular in the late 1940s and 1950s, that is often viewed as the European equivalent of Abstract Expressionism, albeit stylistically different.  In 1963 he collaborated alongside Joan Miró and Ubac in the creation of the Maeght Foundation.  He designed a wall mosaic for the Foundation's entrance in 1968.  While not as financially successful as some of his contemporaries such as Miro and Picasso, he was well-respected, and was awarded France's Grand Prix National des Arts.  From 1953 - 1954, he was the subject of several exhibitions at New York's Guggenheim Museum.  A retrospective exhibition devoted to his work was held at Paris' Grand Palais in 1976.