La Chute, 1975

Vladimir Velickovic   Best sellers Emerging artists

La chute (The Fall), 1975
Medium: Original color screenprint / serigraph on paper
Edition: Apart from the regular edition published in XXe Siècle, No. 44 (Panorama 75), June 1975
Printer: Yves Méry, ParisPublisher: Éditions des Cahiers d'Art de la revue XXe Siècle (San Lazzaro), Paris
Inscriptions: Signed, titled, numbered as H.C. and dated lower right, Hors Commerce X/XXV.

Description
A powerful example of Vladimir Veličković's signature investigation into human movement, violence, and mortality. La chute depicts a contorted male figure frozen mid-air in a state of suspended descent.Executed with the artist's characteristically sharp, analytical line work, the composition juxtaposes the raw, visceral muscularity of the human body against rigid, scientific geometry. The figure is cross-sectioned by horizontal dotted lines, perspective axes, and a sharp horizon line labeled "A" and "B." Crimson geometric arrows and alignment markers (labeled x, o, and a) bisect the falling body, transforming a moment of existential trauma into a calculated, almost forensic experiment in space and time.Veličković, a central figure of the French Narrative Figuration movement, often used these highly structured grids and mathematical annotations to evoke a sense of clinical isolation, reflecting his broader lifelong themes of war, aggression, and the fragility of human existence.
Condition Note
Full margins. Typical faint age-toning to edges, consistent with the original publication paper stock. Crisp impressions with strong blacks and vibrant red screenprinting.