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Max Papart

Max Papart

France • 1911

Nationality

French

Categories

Printmakers

Artistic movements

Illustration

Themes

Abstract, Geometric, Portrait

Biography

Max Papart's paintings and graphics are suffused with sunny humor and the bright colors of the French Riviera where he was born.

Working in the cubist style, he depicted circus scenes, flirting couples, soaring birds and similar cheerful subjects with flat, overlapping planes of contrasting colors and textures.

Max Papart is considered a master printmaker. He was born in Marseille, France and later moved to Paris where he learned the techniques of classic engraving. In 1960, he added to the classic processes the technique of etching with carborundum invented by his friend Henri Goetz. In following years Papart taught printmaking at the University of Paris VIII-Vincennes. He continued making his own plates and supervising the hand printing of his prints until he died in 1995.

One of the most intriguing intellectual concepts which Papart achieves is a "window" through which the viewer senses the past or future, or even another time or place. It has been said the Papart does not "paint," he "composes." His compositions come together in a symphony of line, shape and color. Papart always believed that each painting has its own meaning and needed no interpretation from him. His paintings, in his own words, "force the viewer to think, and it is for the viewer to respond to the art based on his own personal experiences."

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Print, Renaissance, Max Papart

Renaissance

Print . 86.4 x 69.9 cm Print . 34 x 27.5 inch

CHF 1,298

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Painting, Ovale Mouvement, Max Papart

Ovale Mouvement

Painting . 38 x 46 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 inch

CHF 4,379

Print, Fakir, Max Papart

Fakir

Print . 92 x 77 cm Print . 36.2 x 30.3 inch

CHF 487

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Print, Prehistoria II, Max Papart

Prehistoria II

Print . 53.3 x 101.6 cm Print . 21 x 40 inch

CHF 1,298

Painting, Les Poissons, Max Papart

Les Poissons

Painting . 63 x 76 x 1 cm Painting . 24.8 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

CHF 8,758

Print, Magique, Max Papart

Magique

Print . 64.8 x 48.3 cm Print . 25.5 x 19 inch

CHF 822

Print, La Dame nordique, Max Papart

La Dame nordique

Print . 76 x 53 x 1 cm Print . 29.9 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

CHF 477

Print, Magicien, Max Papart

Magicien

Print . 92 x 77 cm Print . 36.2 x 30.3 inch

CHF 487

Print, American Ballet, Max Papart

American Ballet

Print . 120 x 99.1 cm Print . 47.25 x 39 inch

CHF 2,553

Print, L'As de Trèfle, Max Papart

L'As de Trèfle

Print . 92 x 77 cm Print . 36.2 x 30.3 inch

CHF 487

Print, Sans titre, Max Papart

Sans titre

Print . 56 x 76 x 0.02 cm Print . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

CHF 584

Print, Untitled III, Max Papart

Untitled III

Print . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Print . 30 x 22 inch

CHF 1,039

Print, The Clown, Max Papart

The Clown

Print . 73.7 x 53.3 cm Print . 29 x 21 inch

CHF 866

Print, Trapèze volant, Max Papart

Trapèze volant

Print . 92 x 77 cm Print . 36.2 x 30.3 inch

CHF 487

Print, Les yeux, Max Papart

Les yeux

Print . 56 x 76 x 0.02 cm Print . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

CHF 438

Print, Profil au 5, Max Papart

Profil au 5

Print . 56 x 76 x 0.02 cm Print . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

CHF 438

Print, Composition, Max Papart

Composition

Print . 75 x 54 cm Print . 29.5 x 21.3 inch

CHF 341

Print, Composition, Max Papart

Composition

Print . 54 x 75 cm Print . 21.3 x 29.5 inch

CHF 341

Print, Composition, Max Papart

Composition

Print . 76 x 57 cm Print . 29.9 x 22.4 inch

CHF 389

Print, Composition, Max Papart

Composition

Print . 54 x 75 cm Print . 21.3 x 29.5 inch

CHF 292

Print, Pop Culture, Max Papart

Pop Culture

Print . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Print . 30 x 22 inch

CHF 861

Print, Untitled, Max Papart

Untitled

Print . 99.1 x 78.7 x 1.3 cm Print . 39 x 31 x 0.5 inch

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Print, Les chemins de la Lumière, Max Papart

Les chemins de la Lumière

Print . 75.5 x 56 x 0.2 cm Print . 29.7 x 22 x 0.1 inch

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Sculpture, Young Girl, c., Max Papart

Young Girl, c.

Sculpture . 51 x 40 x 11.5 cm Sculpture . 20.1 x 15.7 x 4.5 inch

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Print, Untitled, Max Papart

Untitled

Print . 99.1 x 78.7 x 1.3 cm Print . 39 x 31 x 0.5 inch

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Print, Portrait, Max Papart

Portrait

Print . 33 x 23.5 x 0.05 cm Print . 13 x 9.3 x 0 inch

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Print, The Red Horse, Max Papart

The Red Horse

Print . 74.9 x 95.3 cm Print . 29.5 x 37.5 inch

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Print, Composition, Max Papart

Composition

Print . 88 x 61 cm Print . 34.6 x 24 inch

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Print, Composition, Max Papart

Composition

Print . 75 x 54 cm Print . 29.5 x 21.3 inch

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Print, Musiciens Ambulants, Max Papart

Musiciens Ambulants

Print . 40.6 x 55.9 cm Print . 16 x 22 inch

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