Guiramand Lithograph

This is a very nice lithograph by the artist Paul Guiramand. I call it Don Quixote but I have not been able to find it nor have I really looked into it since this is not my real hobby. I just liked it and decided it would look good on the wall. The piece is very colorful and I would think it dates to the 1960's or 70's. Nice pink sky with a yellow and orange lower part. The main subject being two riders and a windmill in the background. The piece is signed in the lower right hand corner by him and the left hand corner has ed. d. artiste (I think that is what is says) which is nice since these were before the numbered limited editions and are more collectible. The lithograph is in great condition with a little staining visible on the bottom edge in two spots but since it needs a better frame anyway a matte would easily hide that without infuencing the art at all. The colored area is 18.5 inches wide and 25.5 inches tall. The signature adds another inch or so to the bottom. There is also something stamped into the paper on the right side that looks like Arches. A very nice lithograph for sure that needs the proper reframing job to make it shine even more! Please email me for more information or other pictures.

A bit more info on the artist: Paul Guiramand was born in 1926, in the town of Saint-Quentin, France. In the 1930's he began to study design at the Ville de Paris. Under the guidance of Professor Maurice Brianchon, Guiramand continued his studies at the L’Ecole des Beaux- Arts School in 1943. Brianchon was most influential to Guiramand in his career, as were Picasso and Matisse, both were breaking artistic barriers in 1944 during the Liberation of Paris. He was also inspired by the works of Masaccio and Piero della Francesca. His Professional presence was first noted when he was Awarded the “Prix de Rome” in 1953. His first exhibition was premiered at Marlborough Fine Art, in London. At this time Guiramand was living at the Villa Medicis, sharing the residence with honored artists such as Tilson, Francis Bacon and Corpora. Many of the famous Italian Cinema artists of that era were also in residence. In 1954 he began a series of lithographs at the Atelier of Fernand Mourlot under the council of Charles Sorlier. Mourlot’s Atelier was a popular gathering place for such noted artists of the epoch: Miro, Chagall, Estève, Rebeyrolle, Manessier, Cueco, and Cottavoz. Many of these artists became Guiramand’s life long friends. Two years later in 1956, The Herzog Gallery in Houston, Texas was the site for Guiramand’s first one-man exhibition. In 1959 his next one-man show was at Stanley Johnson’s International Gallery of Chicago. Other exhibitions during 1961 were; Hammer Galleries in New York, International Gallery of Chicago and Marlborough Fine Art in London. He died in 2008.