Erik Desmazières
France
Erik Desmazières is considerd one of the greatest contemporary printmakers, and has had 7 museum retrospectives in Europe, Canada and the United States during the past few years. In 2009 he was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts de l'Institut de France.
Desmazières was born in Rabat, Morocco, in 1948 and resides in Paris. He is a graduate of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and studied printmaking at the Cours du Soir de la Ville de Paris. He has served as president of La Societe des Peintres Graveurs Francais.
Erik Desmazières is an intaglio printmaker of the Art Fantastique school, whose artists find their aesthetic antecedents in Bresdin, Piranesi, Callot and Durer.
Desmazières' still lifes have an ethereal quality due to his close attention to detail and his grasp of atmospheric light. His work is included in major museum collections around the world.
Rene Taze Atelier VII
Etching & aquatint, 2006
image size: 17 1/2 x 34 1/4 inches
$3000 |
La Lune en ses quartiers
by Erik Desmazieres
Etching, aquatint & roulette, 2011.
Signed and numbered from ed/150 with cloth-bound Vol. IV of the catalogue raisonné
23.2 x 25.4 cm.
$500
Erik Desmazieres has released his latest print, along with catalogue raisonne chronicling his past ten years. |
Voyage au centre de la bibliothèque
deluxe catalogue with print: Miscellanea Bibliographica
The catalogue Voyage au centre de la bibliothèque accompanies an exhibition of the work by Erik Desmazières, currently on view at the the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF). Through a selection of prints, preparatory drawings and paintings, the artist delivers an exceptional vision of the national library as it was redesigned by the architect Henri Labrouste in the 19th century.
Erik Desmazières has long been inspired by libraries, be they real or imaginary. Also attracted by architecture, the artist could only be fascinated by the National Library, expanded and renovated by Henri Labrouste under the second Empire. Inspired by the iron and glass architecture, he faithfully recreates the proportions of the majestic room while also conveying the atmosphere of a cozy place, full of silent readers.
Read more about this catalogue, and see an overview of Erik's prints related to books and libraries by clicking here...
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Miscellanea Bibliographica
$1250 w/ catalogue
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Ville Imaginaire II
Etching & aquatint, 1999
image size: 6.89 x 18.5
$2000
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Paris, 48º51’Nord – 2º20’ Est
Etching & aquatint, 2008
image size: 8 x 22 inches
$1000
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Entrance Hall with Globe
Etching, aquatint & roulette, 2009.
Signed, numbered from ed/25.
10 x 8.75 inches
$750 (1 available)
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Entrance Hall with Globe
Etching, aquatint & roulette, 2009.
Signed, numbered from ed/75.
8.2 x 6.5 inches
$525 |
La Songe De Malatesta
Etching and aquatint
$450
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Rembrandts Kunstcaemer
Etching, aquatint & roulette, 2007
image size: 16.4 x 22.2 inches
$1400
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La Librairie Paul Jammes
Etching & aquatint, 2000
Signed, numbered from ed/90.
34.8 x 49.3 cm.
$1,200
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Potager en Bourgogne
$2200 |
La rue Charles Nodier
Etching & aquatint, 1990
image size:19 5/8 X 13 5/8 inches
$1300
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Astronomers
Etching & aquatint, 1972
image size: 9 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches
$800
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Le Magasin de Robert Capia
Etching, aquatint & roulette, 2008.
Signed, numbered from ed/90.
71.8 x 89.6 cm.
$4,500
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Catalogues raisonnés |
Voyage a u centre de la bibliothèque
2012
Regular edition: $70
Special Edition with print: $1250 |
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Desmazières Catalogue raisonne
volume 4
Etchings 2001
Softcover: $30
Special Edition with print: $500 |
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Desmazières Catalogue raisonne
volume 3
Etchings 1991–2001
65 pages, with 71 illustrations (4 color).
Format: 9 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (23.7 x 25.5 cm).
Preface by Maxime Préaud, Conservateur Général, Départment des Estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Softcover: $30 |
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Desmazières Catalogue raisonne
volume 2
Etchings 1982–1991
60 pages, with 72 b/w illustrations.
Format: 9 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (23.7 x 25.5 cm).
Preface by Robert Flynn Johnson, Curator, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco
Softcover: $40
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Desmazières Catalogue raisonne
volume 1
Etchings 1972–1981
63 pages, with 67 b/w illustrations.
Format: 9 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (23.7 x 25.5 cm).
Preface by Lucien Goldschmidt
Excerpts from an interview with the artist.
Softcover (1 remaining): $100 |
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Les Lieux imaginaires d'Erik Desmazières
Musée Jenisch, Vevey (Switzerland), 2007.
In conjunction with a one-man exhibition June–September, 2007.
136 pages, with 78 illustrations (17 color).
Format: 8 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (21.7 x 28.5 cm).
Hardcover: $50 |
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Etching with aquatint, 2009.
One of three etchings illustrating Le Prince Pluie, a book with text by Maxime Préaud, published by Manière Noire Editeur, 2009 (click on book title above to view the set of illustrations).
Edition of 75 + 10 H.C.
Format: 7.7 x 11.6 inches
$1200
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Original works of art by exceptional contemporary printmakers. |
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