Untitled, from Carré blanc, 1965 from the collection of Villanova University Art Collection

Pierre Alechinsky

Untitled, from Carré blanc, 1965, 1965

Etching with hand coloring on Arches paper

6 x 4.5 in

Edition. E.P. 16/25

Signature: Signed at lower right, Artist’s Proof (épreuve d’artiste), XVI/XXV noted at lower left

Inv: 1983-ETCH-001

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Published by Le Soleil Noir, Paris

This etching comes from "Carré blanc," a limited-edition artist’s book created in collaboration with Surrealist poet Joyce Mansour (1928-1986). Alechinsky’s imagery in Carré blanc does not illustrate the poetry in a literal sense but instead mirrors its emotional and symbolic intensity. This limited-edition artist’s book was not widely distributed, but within the Surrealists circles Mansour’s poetry was a force in the movement—a fearless exploration of feminine rage, longing and liberation.

This impression is one of only 25 artist’s proofs, produced outside the numbered edition, underscoring its rarity. The hand-painted yellow accent adds a singular quality to each print, reinforcing the individuality of these collaborative works.

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From Villanova University Art Collection

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About the artist

Pierre Alechinsky

Belgian

b. 1927

Pierre Alecinsky (1927) is a Belgian artist born in Brussels. After studying book illustration and typography at École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture et des Arts Décoratifs in Brussels from 1944-1948. His work combines painting, printmaking, and drawing often using ink and bright acrylic with strong linear mark-making, bordered compositions and later influenced by Japanese calligraphy. Since the late 1940s, Alechinsky has produced many paintings, prints, drawings and illustrated books that explore spontaneity, moment and subconscious. His is held in major collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Tate in London and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Belgium.

Additional Artworks

Untitled, Smokestacks, 1949

Untitled, Vase With Chinese Lanterns And Yellow Flowers

Untitled, City Street Scene With Cars Driving And Parked

Untitled, View Of A Bay With Sailboats Surrounded By An Island

Untitled, (Still Life Of Pot Of Flowers And A Pitcher)

Vase of Flowers

Untitled: (Court Poet Chu Yuan)

Untitled, Calligraphy

About the artist

Pierre Alechinsky