Pierre Soulages: ‘Peinture 162 x 130 cm, 9 juillet 1961’ | Christie's

Discover the exceptional luminosity and rhythmic power of Pierre Soulages’ masterpiece. On an off-white background, large bands of black and Prussian blue create a right-angled structure that sweep across the surface. &never paints from his head with something already in mind, but rather responds to the paint in front of him&explains Paul Nyzam, Post-War and Contemporary Art specialist in Paris. This important, radical work by France’s greatest living painter, produced at a key moment in his career, is offered in the Paris Avant-garde sale on 22 October Learn More: Paris Avant-Garde – 22 October, Paris. -- Follow Christie&on: