{"title":"Germaine RICHIER","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGermaine Richier was one of the most important French sculptors of the postwar period. Born in Grans, France, in 1902, she studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Montpellier before moving to Paris, where she worked in the studio of Antoine Bourdelle from 1926 until his death in 1929. During World War II, while living in Zurich, she became part of the artistic circle that included Alberto Giacometti, Jean Arp, and Marino Marini.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichier began with close observation of the human figure but gradually transformed it into a highly original sculptural language. Works such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Praying Mantis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Spider\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e evoke a world where humanity and nature are both vulnerable and threatening, and always inseparably intertwined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough printmaking and drawing were not central to her practice, Richier used both to explore her hybrid imagery, merging human anatomy with insects, animals, trees, and other organic forms. These works share the powerful psychological intensity of her sculpture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer career was brief but influential. Richier’s distinctive vision helped shape postwar figuration, confronting corporeal fragility, transformation, and survival. She died in Montpellier in 1959.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-bat","title":"The Bat","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eLa Chauve-Souris \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003e(original French title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;\"\u003eEtching and aquatint printed from two plates, in black and in blue ink, on wove Arches paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;\"\u003eEdition of 100. This print, like most of the few etchings the artist created, is scarce.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;\"\u003eThis composition is directly inspired by a sculpture by the same name from 1946. It is one of the artist's most accomplished and dramatic compositions, influenced by the dark years of the Second World War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;\"\u003eLikely printed by Roger Lacourière, Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;\"\u003eSigned and numbered in pencil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;\"\u003eThe verso of the sheet is fairly evenly toned; not affecting the recto.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RICHIER, Germaine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47525820334316,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/11GermaineRichier-LaChauve-Souris-TheBat-afterfamousbronzesculpture-detail.jpg?v=1776129713"}],"url":"https:\/\/armstrongfineart.com\/collections\/germaine-richier\/technique_etching.oembed","provider":"Armstrong Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}