1900-1969
Serge Poliakoff prints capture the essence of his painterly abstraction in more intimate form. Working primarily in lithography from the 1950s onward, the Russian-born French artist translated his signature puzzle-like compositions of interlocking color blocks into compelling printed works.
His prints maintain the sophisticated chromatic relationships and architectural stability of his canvases, yet possess a distinctive graphic economy. The simplified forms and flattened perspective create rhythmic tension between positive and negative space.
Though less known than his paintings, Poliakoff’s prints represent an important aspect of his artistic output, demonstrating his commitment to exploring formal relationships through different media while maintaining his distinctive visual language of abstraction.
