Jean-Michel Atlan - Sagittarius

Lithograph, 1959
Number 10 of 100 copies

Publisher: Éditions L’Oeuvre Gravé
Printer: Jean Pons (Paris)

Catalogue Raisonné: Polieri 1751 (p.610–611)

Paper size: 65.0 × 56.0 cm
Image size: 54.5 × 45.5 cm

Signed by the artist in pencil
With certificate of authenticity
Condition: Excellent

This work is an print based on the pastel work "Sagittarius" (catalogue number 1585).
Printed on Johannot paper. There are slight marks in the window of the mat.

Artwork Description
Atlan creates a rich compositional structure by rendering forms that evoke the silhouette of Sagittarius with thick, powerful black lines. The centaur-archer symbolizes the tension and dynamism between instinct and spirituality. Through a primordial and poetic pictorial language, Atlan transforms mythical images into a fundamental force, inscribing the impulse to explore the meaning of existence within the materiality of the canvas itself.