1979 Lebadang “Joyeux” Signed e.a. Artist’s Proof Serigraph, Framed With Documentation

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Signed artist’s proof of “Joyeux” by Vietnamese-French artist Lebadang (Lê Bá Đảng, 1921–2015), published by Circle Fine Art Corporation in … Read more Signed artist’s proof of “Joyeux” by Vietnamese-French artist Lebadang (Lê Bá Đảng, 1921–2015), published by Circle Fine Art Corporation in 1979.

Executed as a richly layered serigraph in gold, red, aqua and black, the composition combines abstract botanical forms, geometric motifs and sweeping calligraphic lines against a warm metallic-toned ground.

This impression is pencil signed by Lebadang and designated E.A. (Épreuve d’Artiste / Artist’s Proof). It retains its original Circle Fine Art print documentation.

The accompanying documentation identifies the work as:

Artist: Lebadang
Title: Joyeux
Edition Code: L-232
Medium: Serigraph
Date: August 1979
Paper: Arches
Image Size: 30” × 14½”
Sheet Size: 31⅛” × 15⅜”
Edition: 275 numbered impressions, 50 E.A.s and 6 presentation proofs
Printer: Atelier Arcay, S.A., Serigraphie d’Arts, Paris, France
Publisher: Circle Fine Art Corporation

According to the original documentation, Lebadang created the image using ten separate hand-cut screens, one for each color. Proofs were pulled, corrected and approved by the artist, with the edition subsequently hand pulled under his supervision at Atelier Arcay in Paris. Each impression was inspected and signed in pencil by Lebadang.

The work bears the appropriate embossed Circle Fine Art/Circle Gallery markings and is presented in a period gilt frame with a wide neutral fabric mat.

A particularly decorative large-format example of Lebadang’s late-1970s graphic work, combining his characteristic Eastern and Western visual vocabulary.

Dimensions: approximately 24” W × 41” H framed. See less