Louttre B – Composition Jaune, Bleu
Louttre B – Marc-Antoine Bissiere
Composition in Yellow and Blue
Original Lithograph, Signed Louttre and numbered 20/75
Annotated on Back – “Composition Jaune, Blue (en 6 couleurs) 1956
Dimensions: Full sheet measures 50 X 67 cm
Image size measures 47 X 35 cm
July 15, 1926 – April 6, 2012
Also known as: Louttre B
Marc-Antoine Bissiere was born in Paris in 1926, the son of the well known artist Roger Bissiere (1888-1964), who knicknamed him “loutre” (Otter). The two worked for many years side by side. The younger artist adopted the name Louttre B to distinguish himself from his father and establish his own identity.
Louttre B developed a unique print-making technique of combining woodblock and copperplates to achieve a three dimensional sculptural effect. These marvelous large format engravings stand off the page in light relief.
Louttre B eschewed the pure abstraction of his father for a more figurative style, which he called “figuration allusive”. He also created sculpture, stained glass windows, and tapestries.
