Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Expressionism Spanish Village Painting, Ink on Paper. Signed by Edouard Righetti

This Mid-Century vintage charcoal is by French artist Edouard Righetti and a beautiful example of Expressionism art in France. Edouard Righetti was a Swiss born Mid-Century artist (b.1924 -2001)) known primarily for his work in painting and printmaking/engraving. Though he was born Swiss (yielding from a family of artists dating back to the 19th century), he moved away early in life and spent most of his life living and creating in France. Righetti created much of his work based on his travels in France (the South, Normandy, Brittany, Haute Savoie, Corsica…) and abroad (Italy, Holland and Spain). He was most known for his stylistic depictions of peasants, animals, landscapes and the sadness of suburbia. 

Édouard Righetti began his artistic career by taking courses at the École des Beaux-Arts in Montpellier. He then continued his training at the School of Decorative Arts in Nice. In 1949, he met the engraver Edouard Goerg and was admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in his studio until 1954. There he learned to work with copper, aquatint, etching. at the waist, the drypoint. In 1953 he made a trip to Rome, Florence and Pisa. In 1956 he obtained a two-year scholarship to Casa Velasquez (Madrid). He participates in group exhibitions, among which: 1953, 40,000 years of Modern Art, Paris; 1958,1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, Salon Le Trait; 1959, Galerie Greuze, Paris; 1964, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tours, as well as at the Salon Pointe et Burin and at the Biennale de Paris. He shows his works in personal exhibitions, including: 1951, Menton; 1953, Galerie Eliane Norbert, Paris; 1961, Galerie Bonaparte, Paris; 1963, 1964, Le Nouvel Essor gallery, Paris; 1965, Galerie Bernier, Paris; 1965, Galerie La Gravure, Pully-Lausanne; 1979, retrospective, Palais de l'Europe, Menton; 1985, Bernheim-Guiot gallery, Paris. He moved to his studio on rue Léon-Dierx in 1964. Righetti's first engravings were still lifes and biblical scenes. He also engraved the sadness of the suburbs, melancholy portraits, and several medals for the Monnaie de Paris. The Department of Prints and Photography of the National Library of France keeps more than 200 of his works. His work can also be found in several private collections and public museums such as The Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Righetti is a listed and frequently auctioned artist who's work is widely collected in both private and public institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.

Expressionism is defined as a modernist movement originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century This term refers to the movement which manipulates the visual elements of an image to convey intense subjective feelings. In Expressionist art, color is highly intense, brushwork is free and application is heavy or textured. Post Impressionism 

The artist has signed the bottom left of this work "E. Righetti" with a side note of "Espagne" and the city from which it was depicted.

This piece is in very good shape, showing only the natural aging of paper that happens with an artwork of this time period. The artwork comes professionally framed with a gallery style moulding and 4" archival, acid-free mat and Acrylite Conservation Glazing, filtering out 99% of harmful UV light. Frame style/color selection available upon checkout, with additional mat and frame options available upon request.