Lélia Pissarro: A journey into Abstraction

Lélia Pissarro A journey into Abstraction

Lélia Pissarro A journey into Abstraction

Stern Pissarro Gallery 66 St James’s Street London SW1A 1NE United Kingdom

Stern Pissarro Gallery will be featuring Abstract paintings by Contemporary French artist Lélia Pissarro.

Since the age of four, Lélia had been educated in an artistic environment by her father H. Claude Pissarro and grandfather Paulémile Pissarro. With the weight of such an artistic tradition within the family, Lélia carried the responsibility for upholding and extending the family legacy.

Abstraction represented a means by which to ‘cut the cord’, allowing Lélia to start her own journey into modern art. Working through a number of different series’, Lélia continuously strove for deeper levels of abstraction and minimalism. This led to new and innovative techniques whilst she also began incorporating new materials such as gold, wax and encaustic paint into her work. The title of the exhibition is inspired by Lélia’s journey and transformation in art, which became a true form of liberty of expression by breaking artistic conventions, like her great-grandfather before her.

Front cover: Gold Charlotte, 2020 (detail) Left: Lélia Pissarro painting Everything you Touch Turns to Gold

GOLD AND SILVER SERIES

Everything you Touch Turns to Gold Acrylic and gold powder on canvas 146 x 114 cm (57¹/₂ x 44⁷/₈ inches) Signed and titled on the reverse Executed in 2018

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David and I, Lipstick on a mirror, a note left in the morning just to say that I love you Acrylic, pigment and gold powder on canvas 100 x 70 cm (39 ³/₈ x 27 ¹/₂ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Signed and titled on the reverse

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Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 95 (illustrated)

Gold Charlotte Mixed media and gold leaf on canvas 102 x 76 cm (40 ¹/₈ x 29 ⁷/₈ inches) Signed and titled on the reverse Executed in 2020

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Un Dernier Baiser Acrylic and glitters on canvas 100 x 70 cm (39 ³/₈ x 27 ¹/₂ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Executed in 2008 Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 65 (illustrated)

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Tu es matinale aujourd’hui Blue and gold acrylic and glitter on canvas 80 x 59.5 cm (31 ½ x 23 ⅜ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro P.C. Inscribed on the reverse Executed in 2008 Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 64 (illustrated)

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And-Lia

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Acrylic and gold powder on canvas 100 x 70 cm (39 ¼ x 27 ½ inches) Signed lower left, Lélia Pissarro Signed, titled and inscribed on the reverse Executed in 2008

Mains Gantées Cachées Acrylic and silver powder on canvas 114.3 x 83.82 cm (45 x 33 inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Signed and titled on the reverse

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Liberté Interdite Acrylic on canvas 115.5 x 85.5 cm (45 ½ x 33 ⅝ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Signed and titled on the reverse Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 71 (illustrated)

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C’est moi qui te capture et qui te garde dans mes bras Acrylic on canvas 89 x 59.5 cm (35 x 23 ⅜ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Inscribed on the reverse Executed in 2009 Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 70 (illustrated)

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Libellule Acrylic and silver dust on canvas 35 x 27 cm (13 ¾ x 10 ⅝ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 73 (illustrated)

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Abstract Composition in Blue & Gold 2 Acrylic and gold on canvas 61 x 50 cm (24 x 19 ³/₄ inches) Signed and inscribed on the reverse Executed in 2017

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TRANSPARENCY SERIES

Transparency of Mental Content Acrylic, oil and resin on canvas 160 x 120 cm (63 x 47 ¹/₄ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Executed in 2009 Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 56 (illustrated)

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Eros Acrylic, oil and resin on canvas 100 x 70 cm (39 ¼ x 27 ¼ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Signed and titled on the reverse Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 51 (illustrated)

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Rhino sauvage sous la pluie, ta force mataille Acrylic, oil and resin on canvas 146 x 114 cm (57 ¹/₂ x 44 ⁷/₈ inches) Signed lower left, Lélia Pissarro Signed and titled on the reverse Provenance Private collection Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 58 (illustrated)

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CRACK SERIES

A Connection and a Bond Mixed media on canvas 65 x 54 cm (25 ⅝ x 21 ¼ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Signed and titled on the reverse Executed in 2008 Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 87 (illustrated)

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Les enfants de la liberté Acrylic, pigment and gold powder on canvas 100 x 120 cm (39 ³/₈ x 47 ¹/₄ inches) Signed, titled, dated and inscribed on the reverse Executed in 2007

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Red riding hood, violent dominations and perils of seduction Black acrylic, white resin, vermillon pigment 97 x 130 cm (38 ¹/₄ x 51 ¹/₈ inches) Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Executed in 2007 Literature Lélia Pissarro, Abstraction, London, 2008, p.16 (illustrated)

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Ontology of Love (To my Muse)

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Acrylic and resin on canvas 65 x 81 cm (25 ⁵/₈ x 31 ⁷/₈ inches) Signed lower left, Lélia Pissarro Inscribed on the reverse Executed in 2008

I’ll try anything with you Acrylic, pigment and gold powder on canvas 81 x 65 cm (31 ⁷/₈ x 25 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed and titled on the reverse

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One Day Oil on canvas 146 x 114 cm (57 ½ x 44 ⅞ inches) Signed and titled on the reverse Executed in 2008

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Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 99 (illustrated)

Art Meets Something but We’re not Quite Sure What it is Acrylic, gold leaf and resin on canvas 130 x 97.4 cm (38 ³/₈ x 51 ¹/₈ inches) Signed and titled on the reverse Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 91 (illustrated)

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J’t’entends plus (I can’t hear you ..... anymore) Red pigment, black acrylic, gold powder on canvas 100 x 70 cm (39 ¼ x 27 ¼ inches) Signed and titled on the reverse Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 85 (illustrated)

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Burning Desire Acrylic, red pigment and gold powder on canvas 100 x 70 cm (39 ³/₈ x 27 ¹/₂ inches) Signed lower right Lélia Pissarro Signed, titled, dated and inscribed on the reverse Literature Lélia Pissarro, Abstraction, London, 2008, p. 22 (illustrated) Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 84 (illustrated)

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TABOO SERIES

Open Gate Oil on canvas 120 x 60 cm (47 ¹/₄ x 23 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Signed and titled on the reverse

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Humility Oil and diamond dust on canvas 120 x 100 cm (47 ¼ x 39 ⅜ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Titled, signed, dated and inscribed on the reverse Executed in 2007

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Brave - Vigorous - Manful Black and red acrylic, red glitter 152 x 126.5 cm (59⁷/₈ x 49³/₄ inches) Signed lowe right, Lélia Pissarro Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Executed in 2007 Literature Lélia Pissarro, Abstraction, London, 2008, p. 3 (illustrated)

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I Love You

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Acrylic and glitters on canvas Triptych, each panel 80 x 30 cm (31 ¹/₂ x 11 ³/₄ inches); overall 80 x 90 cm (31 ¹/₂ x 35 ³/₈ inches) Signed and titled on the reverse Executed in 2007

Indecent Exposure Acrylic and glitters on canvas 150 x 120 cm (59 x 47 ¹/₄ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Executed in 2007

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Memories

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Oil on canvas 120 x 60 cm (47 ¹/₄ x 23 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Signed, titled and dated on the reverse

All works are accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the artist.

Stern Pissarro Gallery 66 St James’s Street London SW1A 1NE United Kingdom +44 (0)20 7629 6662 stern@pissarro.com