Untitled (Biomorphic Study)
Artist: Louis-René Berge (French, 1927–2013)
Geography: France
Culture: Western, Modern
Date: c. 1970
Medium: Pen on cream wove paper
Dimensions: Framed: 65.4 x 50.3 cm (25.75 x 19.8 in)
Provenance: Private collection.
Condition: Good. The paper is stable. Soft handling marks, light smudges, and minor age-related toning are present, consistent with the object's history. Housed under non-glare acrylic with archival matting in a black metal frame.
Description
This is an abstract drawing by Louis-René Berge, executed in pen on cream colored wove paper. The composition features organic, curvilinear forms that suggest biological or geological structures, characteristic of the artist's exploration of biomorphism. The line work is deliberate and controlled.
The drawing is presented in a contemporary black metal frame with non-glare acrylic glazing.
Artist Biography: Louis-René Berge (1927–2013)
Louis-René Berge was a French printmaker and draughtsman, elected to the Académie des beaux-arts in 2005. Largely self-taught, he began engraving in 1960 with encouragement from Jacques Villon and Pierre Guastalla. After a professional interlude, he dedicated himself fully to art from the mid-1970s, producing over 300 engraved plates. His work is distinguished by its technical precision in burin engraving and its thematic focus on time, memory, and metaphysical inquiry. He received the Prix du burin de la Fondation Taylor in 2002.
His works are held in major institutions including the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, and the Albertina Museum, Vienna.
Untitled (Biomorphic Study)
Artist: Louis-René Berge (French, 1927–2013)
Geography: France
Culture: Western, Modern
Date: c. 1970
Medium: Pen on cream wove paper
Dimensions: Framed: 65.4 x 50.3 cm (25.75 x 19.8 in)
Provenance: Private collection.
Condition: Good. The paper is stable. Soft handling marks, light smudges, and minor age-related toning are present, consistent with the object's history. Housed under non-glare acrylic with archival matting in a black metal frame.
Description
This is an abstract drawing by Louis-René Berge, executed in pen on cream colored wove paper. The composition features organic, curvilinear forms that suggest biological or geological structures, characteristic of the artist's exploration of biomorphism. The line work is deliberate and controlled.
The drawing is presented in a contemporary black metal frame with non-glare acrylic glazing.
Artist Biography: Louis-René Berge (1927–2013)
Louis-René Berge was a French printmaker and draughtsman, elected to the Académie des beaux-arts in 2005. Largely self-taught, he began engraving in 1960 with encouragement from Jacques Villon and Pierre Guastalla. After a professional interlude, he dedicated himself fully to art from the mid-1970s, producing over 300 engraved plates. His work is distinguished by its technical precision in burin engraving and its thematic focus on time, memory, and metaphysical inquiry. He received the Prix du burin de la Fondation Taylor in 2002.
His works are held in major institutions including the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, and the Albertina Museum, Vienna.
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