Art (1945-contemporary) > Abstract Art Post-War Walter Leblanc
Walter Leblanc
1932 - 1986
Torsions. Ca. 1963/1972.
Mixed media. Polyvinyl mounted on hardboard.
Signed by hand on a label on the reverse of the hardboard and inscribed “PF. 108” by a hand other than that of the artist. Also typographically inscribed “a real walter LEBLANC mobilo-static”. 40 x 40 cm (15.7 x 15.7 in). [AH].
• A Real Walter LEBLANC: A visionary work by this important representative of the international Neo-Avant-Garde, the ZERO movement, kinetic art, and Op Art.
• “Torsion” as a key visual element in Leblanc’s work.
• Works by the artist are held in renowned collections such as the Tate Modern, London; the Centre Pompidou, Paris; and the S.M.A.K., Ghent.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach.
Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired from the aforementioned in 1991).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Walter Leblanc, Galerie Ursula Lichter, Frankfurt am Main, 28.10.-23.11.1969.
LITERATURE: Walter & Nicole Leblanc Foundation, Catalogue Raisonné (Online), CR no. 538 (www.walterleblanc.org/catalogue/538).
In good condition. Slightly soiled overall. The wooden frame shows slight wear in places.
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