TRIBUTE TO MORANDI – RARE COLOR PRINT BY CÉSAR BALDACCINI, SIGNED AND NUMBERED 29/80

An impressive large-format color print by César Baldaccini, one of the leading figures of the French New Realism movement, from his famous series *Hommage à Morandi*.
The composition depicts four stylized coffee pots in vibrant colors—red, blue, white, and yellow—set against a deep black background, enhanced by expressive splashes of color. The work reflects César’s exploration of everyday objects and his fascination with compression, transforming familiar domestic forms into a striking contemporary still life.
The *Hommage à Morandi* series pays tribute to the Italian painter Giorgio Morandi (1890–1964), renowned for his still-life compositions characterized by simplicity and contemplation. César reinterprets this tradition through his characteristic visual vocabulary—inspired by the industrial world—and his use of vivid colors.
Details

Artist: César Baldaccini (1921–1998)

Title: Homage to Morandi

Date: 1990, according to the catalog entry

Technique: Color print / mixed media on paper

Edition: 29/80

Signature: Signed lower right

Printer: Stamperia d’Arte, Urbino, Italy

Dimensions: 72 × 96 cm

Provenance

Château du Launay, former Bernard Redolfi collection.
Documentation and Bibliography

Denyse Durand-Ruel Archives, reference no. 5299, listing the same composition in another copy of the print run.

Pierre Cabanne, César, Still Lifes: A Tribute to Morandi, Éditions de la Différence / Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, 1990. A book documenting this series.

Additional description
A particularly remarkable print by César, combining his iconic imagery of compressed objects with the refined tradition of still life cherished by Giorgio Morandi.
A wonderful opportunity to acquire a large-format work, signed and numbered, from a documented series by one of the major artists of postwar French art.

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