Machine II - Screenprint by Roger Nellens
Machine II - Screenprint by Roger Nellens
Screenprint Artist’s Proof signed in pencil - 1972
Framed size: 63cm x 82cm x 3cm
Viewings welcome - please contact Cal to arrange an appointment.
About the artwork
Signed original screenprint, from “Machine”. This is a very rare Artist’s Proof of a piece by Nellens that is in the Tate collection.
Year: 1972
Framed size: 63cm x 82cm x 3cm
Detailed Condition: Good condition
Signature: Artist’s proof signed in pencil
Framing: Museum-grade maple frame with contrasting splines, 99% UV-resistant glass to help protect the colours and the paper
Mounting: Conservation-mounted using acid-free Japanese wheat-starch paste and Japanese paper
Delivery: Collect from the shop or contact Cal to arrange specialist art handlers
About the artist
Roger Nellens (1937-) is a self-taught Belgian artist interested in the crossroads and contrast between machines and nature. In his 1988 catalogue at Elisabeth Franck Gallery in Brussels, Pontus Hulten says of him in the introduction:
“Roger Nellens’ art comes from a very great source which is this attachment that we have for things that are close to us, that serve us… Always sparkling and witty [his art] demonstrates devotion to their beauty. As with their author, there is always tongue in cheek, a relaxed and amused way of impressing their content and their message, but underneath, there is admiration for the beauty of the volumes, the interrelations of the moving parts, the gleaming steel and the colours are always so independent and surprising.”