Original Lithograph Signed by Ripollés - 62/100

Fine original litography by the Spanish artist Juan Garcia Ripollés, signed and numbered. This lovely work of fully contemporary style is part of a limited edition of just 100 copies, and shows clearly the artists unmistakable style. The lithography is mounted on a discreet frame composed of two moldings, one white and one black; it is a great choice to show and protect the work. At the bottom left corner we can see number 62/100 written by hand, while the artists signature (Ripollés) is on the opposite corner. The lithography is in excellent condition. The image depicted in this work is halfway between figuration and abstraction. With a clear cubist influence, it shows a naked woman on a green surface and with a blue background behind. These colors seem to depict a natural landscape in a very schematic way: a green meadow under a cloudless sky. The female figure is white; the only color touches are the red mouth, the grey nose and the black hair and eyes. The woman has a big face with two short legs; the face is reclined on the figures arms. Though being such an abstract image, we can easily recognize the figure of a reclined woman. She is smiling and transmits an optimistic and charming feeling. This lithography signed by Juan G. Ripollés and belonging to a limited edition is an exclusive piece by a renowned artist whose works are in galleries and collections all over the world. Measurements: Lithography: Width: 14.57 in / 37 cm. Height: 10.24 in / 14 cm. Frame: Width: 21.85 in / 55.5 cm. Height: 10.24 in / 45.5 cm.Juan Garcia Ripollés Biography Juan Garcia Ripollés, also known as Ripo or Beato Ripo, is a Spanish artist born in Alzira (Valencia) in 1932. His work includes paintings, engravings and sculptures. Ripolles had a though childhood and had to work as a scrap dealer and industrial painter, but his passion for art made him attend evening classes in the School of Arts and Crafts of Castellon, the city where he spent his childhood and adolescence. In 1954 he moved to Paris where he strived to reach his maximum goal: becoming a painter. Four years later he exposed his paintings in the famous Drouand David art gallery, where masters such as Picasso or Chagall had hung their paintings before. In the 1960s he returns to Spain and lives in different places: Seville, Cordoba, Chipiona and Cercedilla (Madrid). In 2010 he goes back to Castellon de la Plana and now he lives and works there. Juan Garcia Ripollés has been awarded the Gold Flagship of Alzira and the Valencia Award to the Arts. His works are spread all over the world in galleries, collections, museums and public spaces.