What is Art Informel?
Art Informel is a French term referring to the gestural and improvisational techniques common in abstract painting during the 1940s and 50s. It encompasses various styles that dominated these decades, characterized by informal, spontaneous methods. Artists used this term to describe approaches that moved away from traditional structures and embraced more expressive, unstructured techniques.
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Paul Jenkins
Five Invocations III, 1997
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 1,550
Paul Jenkins
Five Invocations II, 1997
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 1,550
Antoni Tapies
Cruz Vermella, 1960s
Painting
Oil on canvas
USD 165,000 - 190,000
Sam Francis
Island Plate, 1973
Limited Edition Print
Etching and Aquatint
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Niki De Saint Phalle
Jungle I, c.1993
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 3,600
Niki De Saint Phalle
Le Monstre, 1995
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 3,000
Pierre Soulages
Lithograph 13, 1964
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 23,500
Pierre Alechinsky
Seoul, 1988
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 2,000
Sam Francis
Untitled (SFE-071), 1989
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 10,500
Sam Francis
Untitled (SFE-013), 1984
Limited Edition Print
Aquatint
USD 7,400
Sam Francis
Untitled Red (American Foundation), 1992
Limited Edition Print
Etching
USD 11,600
Sam Francis
And Pink (SF-143), 1973
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 11,600
Sam Francis
Another Footprint, 1971
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 11,600
Zao Wou-Ki
Untitled (A. 246A), 1974
Limited Edition Print
Etching and Aquatint
EUR 4,500 - 6,000
Sam Francis
Untitled (SF-329) (L. L278), 1988
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 7,500 - 10,000
Sam Francis
Untitled (from the Fresh Air School portfolio), 1972
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 1,850
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