Poster before letters no. 124

Original colour lithograph, poster before letters printed in an edition of 150 on Arches paper. There are a few hors-commerce proofs and artist’s proofs. Printed by Arte. 49.5 × 64.5 cm.

Exhibitions

• 1970, Paris, Galerie Maeght.

History

This lithograph gave rise to the poster for Alain Le Yaouanc’s second exhibition at the Galerie Maeght, on 17 December 1970.

Public sales

• 10/06/2015 – Paris, Artprecium, copy no. 43/150, lot no. 102.

Bibliography

• Derrière le Miroir no. 189, Maeght éditeur, Paris, December 1970.
• Catalogue des lithographies et eaux-fortes originales, no. 1, Maeght éditeur, Paris, 1971.
• Le Yaouanc Aragon, Carmen Martinez et La Pierre d’Angle éditeur, Paris, 1979, partial ill. p. 176.
• Record no. FRBnF40532280 in the general catalogue of the BnF, Department of Prints and Photography.

Documents

• Poster no. 124, exhibition of 17 December 1970. Printed by Arte. 50 × 65 cm. This exhibition of 102 collages gave rise to the publication of no. 189 of the catalogue Derrière le Miroir, which contains the complete list of the works exhibited.
• Pour saluer Le Yaouanc, text by Alain Bosquet, L’Art vivant, December 1970.

Catalogue raisonné reference: LITH1970-0004