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Large oil pastel on paper. Dimensions: 30 x 44 cm and 50 x 65 cm with passe partout. to frame Signed and dated lower left by the artist.
Henri Matchavariani (born 1939) is a French painter, calligrapher and illustrator of Georgian and Romanian descent. He was an art director in Paris and Milan. He has produced numerous illustrations for the press (Vogue) and advertising campaigns, especially for Air France. He worked closely with Helmut Newton on a project for Cacharel. His art is guided by the elegance of the line and by a gesture of imaginative flights, inspired by the East. His calligraphy follows in the footsteps of Christian Dotremont.
An exhibition "Henri Matchavariani and Christian Dotremont" is planned soon.
"Just a few strokes, as an economy, as a strict necessity for the sign. Just a few strokes like a flicker of pastel or ink in the silence of my white sheets. Just a few strokes, and nothing more than that". Henri Matchavarian